Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Malaysian Health Technology Assessment (MaHTAS). VNUS® Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for varicose vein. Putrajaya: Malaysian Health Technology Assessment (MaHTAS). Technology Review Report 19/2012. 2012 Authors' objectives To review evidence on the safety, efficacy/effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of using VNUS®
radiofrequency ablation (RFA) compared with the conventional surgical or other endovenous techniques in the treatment of patients with varicose vein.
Authors' conclusions There was good to fair level of retrievable evidence to indicate that the VNUS® radiofrequency ablation (RFA) was effective in the treatment of patients with varicose vein. Findings indicated that patients who underwent the
Closure™ procedure were associated with a faster recovery and less postoperative pain. Patients resumed normal activities within one day or two, and returned to work more than a week earlier. Patient satisfaction, quality of life improvement, and analgesic requirements significantly favoured RFA treatment. There was also evidence to suggest that VNUS® radiofrequency ablation (RFA), performed under local/tumescent anaesthesia in an outpatient or office-based setting, was likely to be a cost-effective and reasonable strategy for the treatment of primary great saphenous vein (GSV) reflux.
INAHTA brief and checklist INAHTA brief and checklist Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Catheter Ablation; Humans; Varicose Veins Language Published English Country of organisation Malaysia English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Health Technology Assessment Section, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Federal Government Administrative Centre, Level 4, Block E1, Parcel E, 62590 Putrajaya Malaysia
Tel: +603 888 312 29 Email: htamalaysia@moh.gov.my AccessionNumber 32016000498 Date abstract record published 09/03/2016 |