The care of patients with varicose veins and associated chronic venous diseases: Clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum
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Abbreviations
ACCP
American College of Chest Physicians
ASVAL
ablation sélective des varices sous anesthésie locale (ie, ambulatory selective varicose vein ablation under local anesthesia)
AVF
American Venous Forum
AVVQ
Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire
CHIVA
cure conservatrice et hémodynamique de l'insuffisance veineuse en ambulatiore (ie, ambulatory conservative hemodynamic treatment of varicose veins)
CI
confidence interval
CT
computed tomography
CVI
chronic venous insufficiency
CVD
chronic venous disease
DVT
deep venous thrombosis
EVLA
endovenous laser ablation
EVLT
endovenous laser therapy
FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
GRADE
Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation
GSV
great saphenous vein
HL/S
high ligation and stripping
ICP
intermittent compression pump
IVC
inferior vena cava
IVUS
intravascular ultrasonography
MPFF
micronized purified flavonoid fraction
MR
magnetic resonance
OR
odds ratio
PAPS
percutaneous ablation of perforators
PE
pulmonary embolism
PIN
perforate invaginate (stripping)
PRO
patient-reported outcome
PTFE
polytetrafluoroethylene
QALY
quality-adjusted life-year
QOL
quality of life
RCT
randomized controlled trial
REVAS
recurrent varicose veins after surgery
RF
radiofrequency
RFA
radiofrequency ablation
RR
relative risk
SEPS
subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery
SF-36
Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey
SFJ
saphenofemoral junction
SSV
small saphenous vein
STS
sodium tetradecyl sulfate
SVS
Society for Vascular Surgery
TIPP
transilluminated powered phlebectomy
VCSS
Venous Clinical Severity Score
VTE
venous thromboembolism
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