Thermal Imaging Potential and Limitations to Predict Healing of Venous Leg Ulcers

M Monshipouri,B Aliahmad,R Ogrin,K Elder,J Anderson,B Polus,D Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.jvsv.2021.10.005

Abstract

Thermal Imaging Potential and Limitations to Predict Healing of Venous Leg Ulcers

Highlights

Key Finding: In this 5-year follow-up study of patients treated for acute iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PT) treatment was associated with a reduction in severity but not incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), while there was improvement in quality of life (QoL)
Study Summary: This study retrospectively evaluated 131 patients treated interventionally for acute DVT with either PT (n 1⁄4 65) or catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT; n 1⁄4 66) during the time period 20132015
Five-year follow-up demonstrated that there was no significant difference in the incidence of PTS (45% PT vs 57.6% CDT; odds ratio: 0.602, confidence interval: 0.291-1.201)

Summary

Introduction

Key Finding: In this 5-year follow-up study of patients treated for acute iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PT) treatment was associated with a reduction in severity but not incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), while there was improvement in quality of life (QoL). Study Summary: This study retrospectively evaluated 131 patients treated interventionally for acute DVT with either PT (n 1⁄4 65) or catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT; n 1⁄4 66) during the time period 20132015. The PT groups had a more substantive improvement in venous disease-specific QoL at 5 years.

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