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Published on: April 17, 2020
Quality of life after stenting for chronic iliocaval obstruction
Patrik Tosenovsky1,2, Philip Vlaskovsky3,4
16508Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
Background:
Iliocaval stenting is widely used for treatment of symptomatic iliocaval obstruction. The aim of our study was to compare quality of life before and after iliocaval stenting.
Method:
Prospectively collected data using CIVIQ20 questionnaire, Venous Clinical Severity Score (rVCSS) and Villalta-Prandoni score (VP) of patients following iliocaval stenting for non-thrombotic and post-thrombotic venous obstruction were analysed.
Result:
One hundred and one limbs (87 patients) were stented between May 2017 and May 2019. Baseline CIVIQ20 median value was 50 (34-66); 1 month after surgery CIVIQ20 value was 36 (26-58) and the scores then remained steady for the rest of the first year. Both rVCSS and VP scores decrease by 3.09 (95% CI: 2.39, 3.89; p < .001) and 5.21 (95% CI: 4.14, 6.48; p < .001) units, respectively, throughout the first year.
Conclusion:
Quality of life of patients with iliocaval obstruction significantly improves after successful percutaneous reconstruction. Severity of symptoms measured by rVCSS and VP scores decreases.
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