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Primary outcomes included postoperative complications assessed at 2\u00a0h, 1\u00a0day, 2\u00a0days, 7\u00a0days, and 1\u00a0month. Secondary outcomes included pain (VAS), quality of life (CIVIQ-14), venous clinical severity score (VCSS), satisfaction (10-point scale), and time to return to normal work. Follow-up rates were 98% at 7\u00a0days and 96% at 1\u00a0month.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Minor but statistically significant differences were observed in complications such as pain, ecchymosis, edema, and itching between groups. The study group returned to work sooner (2.11 \u00b1 1.19\u00a0days) than the control group (4.39 \u00b1 2.55\u00a0days,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.01). Patient satisfaction at 1\u00a0month and changes in CIVIQ-14 and VCSS scores showed no significant between-group differences.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Elastic stockings worn for 48\u00a0h after RFA provided certain advantages over multilayer bandage compression, particularly in reducing early postoperative complications and shortening time to return to work.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/02683555261424388","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,17]],"date-time":"2026-02-17T20:09:33Z","timestamp":1771358973000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparative clinical efficacy between bandage pressure therapy and elastic stocking treatment after endovenous radiofrequency ablation"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"given":"Caijuan","family":"Geng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-1571-7596","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Junyu","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4547-8676","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yao","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-5670-7087","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yuqian","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-5415-4504","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yu","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0623-5882","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chunshui","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3640-2576","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lifeng","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,17]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_3_5_2_2","first-page":"e51990","article-title":"Advancements in varicose vein treatment: anatomy, pathophysiology, minimally invasive techniques, sclerotherapy, patient satisfaction, and future directions","volume":"16","author":"Fayyaz F","year":"2024","unstructured":"Fayyaz F, Vaghani V, Ekhator C, et al. 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