Epidemiological analysis of all varicose vein surgeries over 9 years in Brazil: trends, costs and mortality of 1,211,689 procedures in public and private healthcare systems
A total of 1,211,689 surgeries were performed between 2015 and 2023 for chronic venous disease treatment, with an average of 6,43 procedures per 10,000 inhabitants per year. The number of surgeries in the private system was 3.36 times higher than in public, considering the number of procedures per 10,000 inhabitants. The total investment in private was 3.73 times greater than in public, with an estimated average cost per procedure of US $ 384.40. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 0.012%.
Authors
- Marcelo Passos Teivelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3648-6773)
- Nelson Wolosker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1991-3507)
- Bruno Jeronimo Ponte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7272-7423)
- Andressa Cristina Sposato Louzada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4133-3798)
- Felipe Soares Oliveira Portela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-2771)
- Carolina Carvalho Jansen Sorbello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1229-5130)
- Alexandre Fioranelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8131-8958)
- Marcelo Fiorelli Alexandrino da Silva
Institutions
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Vascular Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2026.03.017
- Primary Topic
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00