Comparative effectiveness of surgical interventions aimed at treating underlying venous pathology in patients with chronic venous ulcer

Malas MB, Quasi U, Lazarus G, et al. J Vasc Surg: Venous Lymphat Disord. 2014;2:212-25. This review was contracted by the US Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) for the Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Practice Center. Two key questions were developed: 1. For patients with a chronic venous ulcer (CVU), what are the benefits and harms of surgical procedures? 2. For patients with a CVU, what are the comparative benefits and harms of different surgical procedures for a given type of venous reflux and obstruction? A systematic review was conducted and 10 646 citations were identified, of which, 22…

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