CEAP classification for chronic venous disorders - Sigvaris

To distinguish the different manifestations of CVD, the CEAP classification system is used. Compression levels: which one to use when. Chronic (CVD) & subtypes ... Expertise Basics CEAPclassification CEAPclassificationforchronicvenousdisorders ChronicVenousDisorders(CVD)isacollectivetermthatdescribesalong-standingconditioninvolvingimpairedvenousreturninvaryingdegreesofseverity.TodistinguishthedifferentmanifestationsofCVD,theCEAPclassificationsystemisused. Chronic(CVD)&subtypes WhatisCEAPClassification? Inordertostandardizethereportingandtreatmentofthediversemanifestationsofchronicvenousdisorders,acomprehensiveclassificationsystem(CEAP)wasdevelopedtoallowuniformdiagnosisandcomparisonofpatientpopulations.CreatedbyaninternationaladhoccommitteeoftheAmericanVenousForumin1994,ithasbeenendorsedthroughouttheworldandisnowanacceptedstandardforclassifyingchronicvenousdisorders. ThefundamentalsoftheCEAPclassificationincludeadescriptionoftheclinicalclass(C)baseduponobjectivesigns,theetiology(E),theanatomical(A)distributionofrefluxandobstructioninthesuperficial,deepandperforatingveins,andtheunderlyingpathophysiology(P),whetherduetorefluxorobstruction(1). Designedtobeadocumentthatwouldevolveovertime,CEAPunderwentitsfirstofficialreviewandrevisionbyaninternationalpanelundertheauspicesoftheAmericanVenousForumin2004(2).ThereviseddocumentretainsthebasicCEAPcategoriesbutimprovestheunderlyingdetails. CEAP:Sevenclinicalclassesofchronicvenousdisorders AccordingtotheCEAPclassification,chronicvenousdisorderscanbedividedintosevenclinicalclassesC0toC6withspecificsigns: C0:Novisibleorpalpablesignsofvenousdisease C1:Telangiectasis(spiderveins)orreticularveins C2:Varicoseveins C3:Edema C4:Skinchanges(pigmentation,eczema,induration) C5:Healedvenousulcer C6:Activevenousulcer Diseasemechanism References:(1)PorterJM,MonetaGL.Reportingstandardsinvenousdisease:anupdate.InternationalConsensuCommitteeonChronicVenousDisease.JVascSurg1995;21:635-45.(2)EklofB,RutherfordRB,BerganJJ,CarpentierPH,GlovicskiP,KistnerRL,etal.RevisionoftheCEAPclassificationforchronicvenousdisorders:consensusstatement.JVascSur2004;40:1248-52. Weusecookies Thiswebsiteusescookiestoensureyougetthebestexperienceonourwebsite. Readmore. 好，我明白了