Cochrane · systematic review · CD009494
Endovenous ablation for venous leg ulcers
Cai, PL, Hitchman, LH, Mohamed, AH, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
WoundsAMSTAR 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
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 2 · 40%High 1 · 20%
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
Summary of findings: endovenous ablation and compression vs compression alone for venous leg ulcers
Population: adults with venous leg ulcers.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Ulcer healing time (measured as days from randomisation and followed‐up to 1 year) Summary of findings: endovenous ablation and compression vs compression alone | HR 1.41 [1.36, 1.47] | 2 studies · 466 participants | High |
Proportion of ulcers healed at 90 days (90 days Summary of findings: endovenous ablation and compression vs compression alone | RR 1.14 [1, 1.3] | 2 studies · 466 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Proportion of ulcers healed at one year (52 week Summary of findings: endovenous ablation and compression vs compression alone | RR 1.08 [1.02, 1.14] | 2 studies · 505 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Ulcer recurrence (1 year Summary of findings: endovenous ablation and compression vs compression alone | RR 0.29 [0.03, 2.48] | 2 studies · 460 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Ulcer‐free time (measured as days from healing of index ulcer to recurrence) Summary of findings: endovenous ablation and compression vs compression alone | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 450 participants | Low Downgraded: indirectness |