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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

16 questions · 19 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 5 · 26.3%Very low 4 · 21.1%Low 7 · 36.8%Moderate 3 · 15.8%High 0 · 0%

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery

Disease‐specific quality of life · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
2 findings from 1 review

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery

Recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery

Recurrence of reflux at 1 year · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in recurrence of reflux at 1 year compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs SFJ ligation and stripping (HL/S)

Technical success · people with GSV incompetence

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) may leads to lower technical success (< 5 years) compared with SFJ ligation and stripping (HL/S) (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) vs foam sclerotherapy

Technical success · people with GSV incompetence

Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) showed no clear difference in technical success (< 5 years) compared with ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review