Table 23. Burden of vein stripping surgeries in Ontario projected over five years without reimbursement for endovenous laser treatment.
Procedure | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great saphenous vein stripping | 3.3M | 3.0M | 2.8M | 2.5M | 2.2M |
Phlebectomy | 911K | 846K | 781K | 716K | 652K |
Short vein stripping | 111K | 91K | 71K | 51K | 31K |
Recurrent vein stripping | 1.6M | 1.5M | 1.5M | 1.4M | 1.4M |
TOTAL | 5.9M | 5.5M | 5.1M | 4.7M | 4.3M |
M = millions; K = thousands