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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: JVS Vasc Insights. 2023 Jun 19;1:100019. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsvi.2023.100019

Table II.

Complex medical questions

1) When do you need to have a venous ablation for varicose veins?
2) Is high ligation and stripping surgery better than endovenous thermal ablation for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency?
3) How do you heal a venous leg ulcer?
4) Can you do a venous ablation if you have deep vein thrombosis?
5) I have a venous leg ulcer. What is my CEAP?
6) My venous leg ulcer healed, but I have pigmentation in my leg with swelling. I do not have venous reflux. What is my CEAP?
7) I have pain that I need to take medication for but no swelling or wounds. I do not have cellulitis and I wear compression socks all the time. What is my VCSS?
8) Does having chronic venous insufficiency increase risk of DVT??
9) What is tumescent anesthesia?
10) What are the signs and symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency?
11) What tests can diagnose chronic venous insufficiency?
12) What are the treatment options for chronic venous insufficiency?
13) What is the best treatment for chronic venous insufficiency?
14) Is radiofrequency ablation better than endovenous laser ablation for the treatment of varicose veins?
15) Is cyanoacrylate closure better than endovenous thermal ablation for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency?
16) What are the complications of endovenous thermal ablation for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency?
17) I have PAD and chronic venous insufficiency, can compression stockings worsen my leg ulcers?
18) I have very large incompetent veins, >15 mm in diameter, what is the best treatment option?
19) Should you do venous ablation for below knee great saphenous vein reflux?
20) Is endovenous thermal ablation better than sclerotherapy for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency?

CEAP, Clinical, etiological, anatomical, and pathological classification; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PAD, peripheral artery disease; VCSS, Venous Clinical Severity Score.