Table 3 Post-operative complications and clinical outcomes of angioplasty and EVLA among all four treatment groups.

From: One-stop endovenous laser ablation leads to superior outcomes for varicose veins and iliac vein compression

N

oSA (n = 91)

tSA (n = 132)

oBA (n = 104)

tBA (n = 97)

P value

DVT

3 months

1

2

2

0

0.618

12 months

2

6

5

1

0.361

Death

0

0

0

0

-

Ecchymoma

9

12

8

9

0.446

Induration

8

9

7

7

0.885

Incision infection

0

0

0

0

-

Restenosis

2

3

92

86

<0.001

Recurrence of VVs

3

5

14

11

0.008

Re-intervention

5(3 dvt)

11(8 dvt)

22(7 dvt)

16(1 dvt)

0.002

  1. *The p values were calculated by comparisons among all four treatment groups.
  2. Abbreviations: DVT, deep vein thrombosis; nBA, two-staged BA; oBA, one-stop BA; oSA, one-stop SA; tSA, two-staged SA.
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