La insuficiencia venosa crónica en el Sistema Nacional de Salud. Diagnóstico, indicaciones quirúrgicas y priorización de listas de espera. Documento de la Sociedad Española de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular (SEACV) y del Capítulo de Flebología y Linfol

In an environment with limited resources and a crisis, it is important to clarify the absolute and relative surgical indications of varicose veins, in order to guarantee this service within the National Health System in necessary cases, and with the maximum scientific criteria available. The Spanish Association of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (SEACV,), as the office that represents the professional, scientific and/or technical aspects of all its members with the Health Administrations, is obliged to study and analyse the current and future needs of the population in its area, as regards the demands of the Specialty. We present an official document by SEACV and its Spanish Chapter of Phlebology and Lymphology (CEF and L) that sets the scientific basis of venous pathology and the criteria to take into account when assessing its future application with the National Health System.