Treatment of superficial venous insufficiency in a large patient cohort with retrograde administration of ultrasound-guided polidocanol endovenous microfoam versus endovenous laser ablation.

Objective: To evaluate outcomes among symptomatic patients with superficial chronic venous insufficiency treated with retrograde ultrasound-guided polidocanol endovenous microfoam 1% (PEM) or endovenous laser ablation (EVLA).

Methods: This study is a retrospective chart review from a single vein center between October 2013 and June 2019. Procedures were performed on 1070 patients with Clinical, Etiologic, Anatomic, and Pathophysiologic class 2 to 6 disease and symptomatic superficial venous reflux of the great saphenous vein or anterior accessory saphenous vein.

Retrograde administration of ultrasound-guided endovenous microfoam chemical ablation for the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency.

Objective: This study measured patient outcomes among symptomatic patients with superficial chronic venous insufficiency who were treated with retrograde ultrasound-guided polidocanol microfoam 1% in a community setting.

Methods: Between March 2015 and June 2017, 250 symptomatic patients with C2-C6 chronic venous insufficiency received polidocanol microfoam 1% and were followed for 16 ± 7 months. Sixteen of the 250 patients (6.