Therapeutic Observation of Collaterals Bloodletting for Simple Lower-limb Varicose Veins / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of collaterals bloodletting in treating simple lower-limb varicose veins.Method Eighty-four patients with simple lower-limb varicose veins were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 42 cases in each group. The control group was intervened by elastic stockings, while the treatment group was intervened by collaterals bloodletting in addition to the treatment given to the control group. The clinical efficacies were compared after 10-week treatment.Result The total effective rate was 100.0% in the treatment group versus 80.3% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Collaterals bloodletting is an effective method in treating simple lower-limb varicose veins.