Encuesta epidemiológica realizada en España sobre la prevalencia asistencial de la insuficiencia venosa crónica en atención primaria. Estudio DETECT-IVC

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Author	Gesto-Castromil, R. García, J. J.
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	Summary Objective. In order to know the prevalence and current situation of Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) in the Primary Health Care sector in Spain, an epidemiological survey was designed under the co-ordination of the Management Council of the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (SEACV in its Spanish acronym). Patients and methods. The survey has involved 1,068 Primary Care physicians (coordinated by 20 specialists in Angiology and Vascular Surgery), who enrolled 21,566 patients attending clinics spontaneously. Results. Of the participants, 80.3% showedsome risk factor for CVI. The most common was a sedentary life style among males (33.7%) and pregnancy among women (67%). 14,797 patients (68.6%, confidence interval 95%, range 68%-69.2%) refered clinical manifestations compatible with CVI; 80.2% in women and 49.2% in men (p
Starting Page	249
Ending Page	260
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DOI	10.1016/S0003-3170(01)74698-6
Volume Number	53
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