TY  - BOOK
AU  - De Freitas, S
AU  - Woo, E Y
TI  - Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy as a therapeutic modality in venous ulceration. [Review]
SN  - 1479-666X
PY  - 2022///
KW  - *Varicose Ulcer
KW  - *Varicose Veins
KW  - Humans
KW  - Prospective Studies
KW  - Recurrence
KW  - Saphenous Vein
KW  - Sclerotherapy/ae [Adverse Effects]
KW  - Sclerotherapy/mt [Methods]
KW  - Treatment Outcome
KW  - Ulcer/et [Etiology]
KW  - Ultrasonography, Interventional
KW  - Varicose Ulcer/dg [Diagnostic Imaging]
KW  - Varicose Ulcer/et [Etiology]
KW  - Varicose Ulcer/th [Therapy]
KW  - Varicose Veins/et [Etiology]
KW  - MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
KW  - Journal Article
KW  - Meta-Analysis
KW  - Review
KW  - Systematic Review
N2  - CONCLUSION: A prospective, trial is warranted in order to determine the true merits of UGFS in the setting of venous ulceration. Copyright © 2021 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Scottish charity number SC005317) and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved; METHODS: The MEDLINE, CENTRAL and Embase databases were used to search for relevant studies using the terms ' (sclerotherapy AND ulcer) OR (vein AND ulcer) OR (sclerotherapy AND vein)'. Heterogeneity between studies was quantified using the I2 statistic. A random effects model was used to calculate risk ratios where substantial heterogeneity was found; OBJECTIVES: The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate rates of ulcer healing following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS); RESULTS: The initial search yielded 8266 articles. 8 studies were included in the qualitative synthesis and 3 in the meta-analysis. Superior complete ulcer healing rates were noted in patients treated with foam sclerotherapy versus compression therapy alone (pooled OR 6.41, 95% CI = 0.3-148.2, p = 0.246, random effects method). A marked degree of heterogeneity was observed between studies (I2 = 81%)
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2021.08.008
ER  -