Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of foam sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins: results from the Comparison of LAser, Surgery and foam Sclerotherapy (CLASS) randomised controlled trial | Zendy

Julie Brittenden | Zendy; Seonaidh Cotton | Zendy; Andrew Elders | Zendy; Emma Tassie | Zendy; Graham Scotland | Zendy; Craig Ramsay | Zendy; John Norrie | Zendy; Jennifer Burr | Zendy; Jill Francis | Zendy; Samantha Wileman | Zendy; Bruce Campbell | Zendy; Paul Bachoo | Zendy; Ian Chetter | Zendy; Michael J. Gough | Zendy; J J Earnshaw | Zendy; Tim Lees | Zendy; Julian Scott | Zendy; Sara A Baker | Zendy; Graeme MacLennan | Zendy; Maria Prior | Zendy; Denise Bolsover | Zendy; Marion Campbell | Zendy

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Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of foam sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins: results from the Comparison of LAser, Surgery and foam Sclerotherapy (CLASS) randomised controlled trial

Author(s) -

Julie Brittenden,

Seonaidh Cotton,

Andrew Elders,

Emma Tassie,

Graham Scotland,

Craig Ramsay,

John Norrie,

Jennifer Burr,

Jill Francis,

Samantha Wileman,

Bruce Campbell,

Paul Bachoo,

Ian Chetter,

Michael J. Gough,

J J Earnshaw,

Tim Lees,

Julian Scott,

Sara A Baker,

Graeme MacLennan,

Maria Prior,

Denise Bolsover,

Marion Campbell

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

health technology assessment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.426

H-Index - 126

eISSN - 2046-4924

pISSN - 1366-5278

DOI - 10.3310/hta19270

Subject(s) - varicose veins , medicine , sclerotherapy , surgery , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , quality of life (healthcare) , blinding , cost effectiveness , randomization , nursing , risk analysis (engineering)

Foam sclerotherapy (foam) and endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) have emerged as alternative treatments to surgery for patients with varicose veins, but uncertainty exists regarding their effectiveness in the medium to longer term.

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