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. 2011 Feb 1;11(1):1–93.

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