Consensus document of SEMERGEN - CEFyL of the SEACV: superficial venous thrombosis of lower members in Primary Care

Abstract

The superficial venous thrombosis of the lower limbs was considered a pathology of a benign nature with a self-limiting clinical course. It is now known that its potential complications can be serious or even deadly, such as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary thromboembolism. There are different forms of clinical presentation, risk factors and different treatments for its approach mainly in Primary Care.Our working group of vasculopathies of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians (SEMERGEN) has developed this update with the current scientific evidence jointly with the Spanish Chapter of Phlebology and Lymphology of the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery.