Long-term Compression Associated With Improved Wound Healing in the Vascular Quality Initiative Varicose Vein Registry

Achieving healing of venous ulcerations can be time and labor intensive. The aim this study was to evaluate the factors associated with conversion from open healed ulcers in a large cohort using Vascular Quality Initiative Varicose (VQI) Vein Registry. We performed retrospective review data VQI Registry 2014 2018. evaluated all varicose vein procedures for limb specific CEAP 6 disease. Demographic collected regarding patients as well information about treatment modality. primary outcome complete ulcers, identified by 5 secondary partial stasis reduction number active ulcerations. Univariate multivariate comparisons were appropriate. There total 1089 640 patients. mean age 61.1 ± 13.9 years 42.7% female Patients followed median 102 days (interquartile range, 15-233 days). who achieved wound did not differ those based on age, gender, body mass index, race, pregnancies, anticoagulation use, or However, that less likely have prior history phlebitis (4.4% vs 13.0%; P = .002) more utilizing compression at follow-up (50.6% 39.8%; .017). any had fewer pregnancies (mean, 2.0 2.6; .02), veins treated during their procedure 1.9 1.7; .01), wearing long-term (48.3% 37.4%; .01). Long-term use both underwent interventions mechanism relationship extent which affects needs further elucidation.