Medical and social characteristics of patients who applied for the treatment of chronic venous diseases in an outpatient phlebosurgical center

Abstract

The aim of the work is to give a medical and social characteristic of patients treated for chronic venous diseases (CVD) of the lower extremities in an outpatient phlebological center.
Materials and methods. A selective retrospective analysis of medical records for 2015, 2018 and 2021 was carried out in 303 randomly selected patients. For satisfaction assessments additionally analyzed 509 questionnaires filled out by patients of the center.
Results. Among patients with CVD, 75% were women (mean age = 50.2 years). 82% were persons of working age, among them patients with higher education made up 48%. At the initial phlebologist's appointment and after ultrasound, objective signs of CVD were not detected in an average of a fifth of patients. The most frequent classes in the registration of HSV were C2 and C3 (2015 – 77.8%; 2018 – 74.4%; 2021 – 67.6%). The share of running classes (C4 – C6) did not exceed 10%. The proportion of those treated with telangioectases and reticular veins (C1) is about 20%.Among the appointments after the examination of specialists, the most frequent was the recommendation to perform EVLC of subcutaneous veins: 2015 - 50.6%; 2018 – 36.7%; 2021 – 52.1%.The proportion of patients satisfied with the results of treatment in different positions was 87- 100%.
Conclusion. The data obtained will be used to improve the organization of receptions of phlebologists and the work of medical staff.