Diagnosis and treatment of venous leg ulcers: S2k Guideline of the German Society of Phlebology and Lymphology (DGPL) e.V.

Valesky EM, Hach-Wunderle V, Protz K, Zeiner KN, Erfurt-Berge C, Goedecke F, Jäger B, Kahle B, Kluess H, Knestele M, Kuntz A, Lüdemann C, Meissner M, Mühlberg K, Mühlberger D, Pannier F, Schmedt CG, Schmitz-Rixen T, Strölin A, Wilm S, Rabe E, Stücker M, Dissemond J (2024)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft Wiley-Blackwell

Book Volume: 22

Pages Range: 1039-1051

Journal Issue: 7

DOI: 10.1111/ddg.15415

Abstract

This S2k guideline on venous leg ulcers was created on the initiative and under the leadership of the German Society of Phlebology and Lymphology (DGPL). The guideline group also consisted of representatives from the German Society for Phlebology and Lymphology, German Dermatological Society, German Society for General Medicine, German Society for Angiology, German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine, German Society for Surgery, German Society for Dermatosurgery, German Society for Wound Healing and Wound Treatment, Professional Association of Phlebologists and Lymphologists and Initiative Chronische Wunden. The aim of this guideline is to combine the different approaches and levels of knowledge of the respective professional groups on the basis of consensus, so that a basic concept for the best possible treatment of patients with venous leg ulcers can be provided. A total of 70 specific recommendations were formulated and agreed upon, divided into the subject areas of diagnostics, therapy, prevention of recurrences, and everyday challenges. The guideline thus reflects the current state of scientific knowledge and is intended to be widely used as the best available document for the treatment of patients with venous leg ulcers in everyday clinical practice.

Authors with CRIS profile

Cornelia Erfurt-Berge Department of Dermatology

Involved external institutions

Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt am Main (KGU) DE Germany (DE) CardioVasculäres Centrum Frankfurt DE Germany (DE) Südtiroler Sanitätsbetrieb (SABES-ASDAA) IT Italy (IT) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) DE Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Leipzig DE Germany (DE) St. Elisabeth Gruppe GmbH - Katholische Kliniken Rhein-Ruhr DE Germany (DE) APV-Zertifizierungs GmbH DE Germany (DE) Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf DE Germany (DE) Katholisches Klinikum Bochum (St. Josef- und St. Elisabeth-Hospital gGmbH) DE Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Essen DE Germany (DE) Initiative Chronische Wunden e.V. DE Germany (DE) Diakonie-Klinikum Schwäbisch Hall DE Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) DE Germany (DE) Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Valesky, E.M., Hach-Wunderle, V., Protz, K., Zeiner, K.N., Erfurt-Berge, C., Goedecke, F.,... Dissemond, J. (2024). Diagnosis and treatment of venous leg ulcers: S2k Guideline of the German Society of Phlebology and Lymphology (DGPL) e.V. Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 22(7), 1039-1051. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.15415

MLA:

Valesky, Eva Maria, et al. "Diagnosis and treatment of venous leg ulcers: S2k Guideline of the German Society of Phlebology and Lymphology (DGPL) e.V." Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft 22.7 (2024): 1039-1051.

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