Understanding CEAP Classification: Insights from an Italian Survey on Corona Phlebectatica and Recurrent Active Venous Ulcers by Vascular Specialists

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 60; no. 4; p. 618
• Main Authors: Lessiani, Gianfranco, Gazzabin, Luca, Cocco, Giulio, Corvino, Antonio, D’Ardes, Damiano, Boccatonda, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Ankle; Blood vessels; CEAP classification; Chronic Disease; Classification; Clinical medicine; corona phlebectatica; Development and progression; Diseases; Edema; Humans; Hypertension; Italy - epidemiology; Leg ulcers; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Patient compliance; Patients; Prognosis; Questionnaires; Recurrence; Relapse; Risk Factors; Surgeons; Surveys and Questionnaires; Varicose ulcer; Varicose Ulcer - classification; Varicose veins; venous chronic disease; venous ulcers; Working groups; Italy; venous ulcers; corona phlebectatica; CEAP classification; venous chronic disease

Background and Objectives: The clinical relevance of “corona phlebectatica” and the management of risk factors for recurrence of venous ulcers in patients with chronic venous disease may be variable based on vascular specialists in different geographical areas of Italy. The aim of the present survey...