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Disparities in access to endovenous treatment options in chronic lower extremity superficial venous insufficiency: A national 7-year analysis
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Disparities in access to endovenous treatment options in chronic lower extremity superficial venous insufficiency: A national 7-year analysis

Shin Mei Chan, Azadeh Tabari, Emma Rudié, Brian D'Amore, Meredith Cox, Ayah Mugahid, Shams Iqbal and Dania Daye
Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders (New York, NY), v 12(4), 101867
01 Jul 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2024.101867
PMID: 38452897
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Abstract

Age Chronic venous disease Endovascular thermal ablation Ethnicity Race Radiofrequency ablation Superficial venous disease Venous stripping
The goal of this study was to analyze trends in treatment access for chronic superficial venous disease and to identify disparities in care. This retrospective study was exempt from institutional review board approval. The American College of Surgeon National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was used to identify patients who underwent vein stripping (VS) and endovenous procedures for treatment of chronic superficial venous disease. Endovenous options included radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and laser ablation. Data was available from 2011 to 2018 and demographic information was extracted for each patient identified by Current Procedural Terminology codes. For all racial and ethnic groups, trend lines were plotted, and the relative rate of change was determined within each specified demographic. There were 21,025 patients included in the analysis. The overall mean age was 54.2 years, and the majority of patients were female (64.8%). In total, 27.9%, 55.2%, and 16.9% patients underwent VS, RFA, and laser ablation, respectively. Patients who received laser ablation were older (P < .001). Hispanic ethnicity was associated with significantly lower odds of receiving endovascular thermal ablation (EVTA) over VS (odds ratio [OR], 0.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.64-0.78; P < .001). American Indian/Alaska Native patients were more likely to receive EVTA over VS (OR, 4.02; 95% CI, 2.48-6.86); similarly, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander patients were more likely to receive EVTA over VS, although this difference was not statistically significant (OR, 1.44; 95% CI, 0.93-2.27). On multinomial regression, Hispanic patients were less likely to receive RFA over VS, whereas American Indian/Alaskan Native patients were more likely to receive RFA over VS. In all racial and ethnic groups, the percentage of endovenous procedures increased, whereas vein stripping decreased. Based on a hospital-based dataset, demographic indicators, including age, sex, race, and ethnicity, are associated with differences in endovenous treatments for chronic superficial venous insufficiency suggesting disparities in obtaining minimally invasive treatment options among certain patient groups.

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