Cochrane · systematic review · CD001097
Surgery for deep venous insufficiency
Goel, RR, Hardy, SC, Brown, T · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
VascularAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Valvuloplasty plus surgery of the superficial venous system compared with surgery of the superficial venous system for primary valvular incompetence
Population: people with non‐severe primary valvular incompetence
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Ulcer healing and recurrence Valvuloplasty plus surgery of the superficial venous system vs surgery of the superficial venous system | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Complications of surgery (2–10 years) Valvuloplasty plus surgery of the superficial venous system vs surgery of the superficial venous system | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 105 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Clinical changes (CEAP classification scoring for clinical outcomes after surgery) (3 years) Valvuloplasty plus surgery of the superficial venous system vs surgery of the superficial venous system | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 208 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Health‐related quality of life (VAS, ranging from 0 (no problem) to 10 (most severe problem) for each of 10‐items, cumulated score) (10 years) Valvuloplasty plus surgery of the superficial venous system vs surgery of the superficial venous system | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 35 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Pain (VAS, ranging from 0 (no problem) to 10 (most severe problem) for 1 of 10‐items, pain/discomfort score) (10 years) Valvuloplasty plus surgery of the superficial venous system vs surgery of the superficial venous system | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 75 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |