دورية أكاديمية
Quantitative analysis validation for sclerotherapy treatment of lower limb telangiectasias.
| العنوان: | Quantitative analysis validation for sclerotherapy treatment of lower limb telangiectasias. |
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| المؤلفون: | Bertanha M; Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: matheusbertanha@gmail.com., Mellucci Filho PL; Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Genka CA; Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil., de Camargo PAB; Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Grillo VTRDS; Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sertório ND; Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Rodrigues LDS; Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sobreira ML; Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Lourenção PLTA; Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
| المصدر: | Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders [J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord] 2023 Jul; Vol. 11 (4), pp. 708-715. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 06. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101607771 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2213-3348 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: New York, NY : Elsevier Inc., c2013- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Sclerotherapy*/adverse effects , Telangiectasis*/diagnosis , Telangiectasis*/therapy, Humans ; Reproducibility of Results ; Lower Extremity |
| مستخلص: | Background: The evaluation of sclerotherapy efficacy for lower limb telangiectasias, which is the standard treatment for such condition, is commonly assisted by scores based on before and after pictures. This method is marked by its subjectivity, which impairs the precision of studies on the subject, making it unfeasible to evaluate and compare different interventions. We hypothesize that a quantitative method for evaluating the effectiveness of sclerotherapy for lower limb telangiectasias may present more reproducible results. Reliable measurement methods and new technologies may become part of the clinical practice in the near future. Methods: Before and after treatment photographs were analyzed using a quantitative method and compared with a validated qualitative method based on improvement scores. Reliability analysis of the methods was performed, applying the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and kappa coefficient with quadratic weights (Fleiss Cohen), for analysis of inter-examiner and intra-examiner agreement in both evaluation methods. Convergent validity was evaluated by applying the Spearman test. To assess the applicability of the quantitative scale, the Mann-Whitney test was used. Results: A better agreement between examiners is shown for the quantitative scale, with a mean kappa of .3986 (.251-.511) for qualitative analysis and a mean kappa of .788 (.655-.918) for quantitative analysis (P < .001 for all examiners). Convergent validity was achieved by correlation coefficients of .572 to .905 (P < .001). The quantitative scale results obtained between the specialists with different degrees of experience did not show statistical difference (seniors: 0.71 [-0.48/1.00] × juniors: 0.73 [-0.34/1.00]; P = .221). Conclusions: Convergent validity between both analyses has been achieved, but quantitative analysis has been shown to be more reliable and can be applied by professionals of any degree of experience. The validation of quantitative analysis is a major milestone for the development of new technology and automated, reliable, applications. (Copyright © 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Computer-assisted; Evaluation methodology; Image processing; Sclerotherapy; Telangiectasias; Validation Study; Veins |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230408 Date Completed: 20230619 Latest Revision: 20231222 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231222 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.03.010 |
| PMID: | 37030450 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2213-3348 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.03.010 |