Can Great Saphenous Vein Diameter Be Correlated with Clinical Severity Scores and Quality of Life in Indian Population?

To study GSV diameter at proximal thigh and its correlation with CEAP, VCSS, and quality of life. Prospective observational study. All patients diagnosed as varicose veins in the department of general surgery at a tertiary care hospital between November 2017 and October 2018 were included in the study. Secondary varicose veins and other lymphovascular disorders were not included in the study. A total of 100 patients were included in the study after exclusion criteria. Eighty were males and 20 were females. There was non-significant positive statistical correlation between the GSV diameter at proximal thigh and C scoring of CEAP, VCSS, and quality of life (CIVIQ-14 questionnaire). GSV diameter cannot be made as a sole prediction criteria for clinical severity as other factors like early detection, compliance to treatment, presence of reflux, or not are a few of the many compounding factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]