VARICOSE VEINS

Course overview

VENOUS REFLUX, ALSO KNOWN AS CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY, IS A COMMON CONDITION AND USUALLY THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF VARICOSE VEINS, RETICULAR VEINS, AND TELANGIECTASIAS. IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES, VENOUS REFLUX IS CATEGORIZED AS SUPERFICIAL OR DEEP. SUPERFICIAL VENOUS REFLUX INVOLVES THE GREAT AND SMALL SAPHENOUS VEINS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES WHICH ARE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FASCIA AND THE SKIN. SUPERFICIAL VENOUS REFLUX IS TREATABLE WITH ENDOVENOUS ABLATION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUPERFICIAL VENOUS REFLUX AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS IN COLLABORATING TO PROVIDE WELL-COORDINATED CARE AND ENHANCE OUTCOMES FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.