WHAT IS NEW IN THE 2022 GUIDELINES, COMPARED WITH THE 2015 GUIDELINES? Compared with the 2015 version of the guidelines on the management of chronic venous disease (CVD),1the global structure of the document has been modified considerably in an attempt to make it more practical and user-friendly. Specialsubsections on management strategy with accompanyingflowcharts have been added to the different chapters. An extensive chapter has been entirely dedicated tosuperficial venous incompetence.
A new subsection on evidence supporting endovenous non-thermal ablation has been included. A new subsection on the incompetence of perforating veins has been added, as well as a subsection on practical strategies for special anatomical presentations. The management of recurrent varicose veins is discussed at the end of this chapter. Deep venous pathology is discussed in a separate chapter, with an…
