Willenberg, Torsten; Bossart, Simon; Schubert, Michael; Ghorpade, Sarvesh; Haine, Axel (2024). Pain after 1940 nm Laser for Unilateral Incompetence of the Great Saphenous Vein. Journal of clinical medicine, 13(13) MDPI 10.3390/jcm13133839
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Background: To investigate postprocedural pain after using an endovenous 1940 nm laser for great saphenous vein incompetence. Methods: A total of 72 patients were treated for symptomatic unilateral great saphenous incompetence using a 1940 nm laser device. All patients were treated using a standardized procedure under local anesthesia and investigated for postprocedural pain for 4 weeks using a visual analog scale (VAS 0-10). Results: Moderate pain was reported. A total of 17 patients reported minor scale 1 after the first day. On average, pain regressed to minor 1 after day 6. No significant complications were observed. Conclusions: Our results support the atraumatic character of this higher wavelength laser. In terms of patient comfort, higher wave lengths such as 1940 nm should be preferred for endovenous laser ablation. Using a combination of wavelengths could be the future solution to providing both safe ablation and minimum postprocedural pain.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Dermatology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Bossart, Simon |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2077-0383 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
16 Jul 2024 14:13 |
Last Modified: |
16 Jul 2024 14:23 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/jcm13133839 |
PubMed ID: |
38999404 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
laser pain varicose veins |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/198987 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/198987 |
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