[French Society of Vascular Medicine good medical practice guidelines on safety and environment in vascular medicine: Treatment of varicose veins]

Abstract

These guidelines proposed by the French Society of Vascular Medicine define the optimal environment for vascular medicine practice: outpatient clinic; equipment, layout and maintenance of the care center; infection risk prevention (hand hygiene, individual protective measures, exposure to blood, ultrasound apparatus, etc.); common interventions and techniques (liquid and foam sclerotherapy, endovenous thermal treatments). These guidelines do not include phlebectomy and use of ultrasound contrast agents.

Keywords: Environment and equipment; Environnement; Médecine vasculaire; Safety; Sclerotherapy; Sclérothérapie; Sécurité; Thermic ablation of varicose veins; Traitement endoveineux thermique; Vascular medicine.