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, et al.
Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatol.... Date of publication 2024 Jul 1;volume 22(7):1039-1051.
1. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2024 Jul;22(7):1039-1051. doi: 10.1111/ddg.15415. Epub
2024 Jun 28.
Diagnosis and treatment of venous leg ulcers: S2k Guideline of the German
Society of Phlebology and Lymphology (DGPL) e.V.
Valesky EM(1), Hach-Wunderle V(2), Protz K(3), Zeiner KN(1), Erfurt-Berge C(4),
Goedecke F(5), Jäger B(6), Kahle B(7), Kluess H(8), Knestele M(9), Kuntz A(10),
Lüdemann C(11), Meissner M(1)(12), Mühlberg K(13), Mühlberger D(14), Pannier
F(15), Schmedt CG(16), Schmitz-Rixen T(17), Strölin A(18), Wilm S(19), Rabe
E(15), Stücker M(20), Dissemond J(21).
Author information:
(1)Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Department of Dermatology,
Venerology and Allergology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
(2)Vascular Center, Department of Angiology, Northwest Hospital, Frankfurt am
Main, Germany.
(3)Competence Center for Health Services Research in Dermatology, Institute for
Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center
Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
(4)Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Erlangen,
Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
(5)APV-Zertifizierungs GmbH, Kassel, Germany.
(6)Initiative Chronische Wunden, Quedlinburg, Germany.
(7)Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Hospital
Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
(8)Professional Association of Phlebologists and Lymphologists, Freiburg,
Germany.
(9)Hospital Marktoberdorf, Department of Surgery, Kreiskliniken Ostallgäu,
Marktoberdorf, Germany.
(10)Welfare Center Leonberg, Gerlingen, Germany.
(11)Hospital Brixen, Internal Medicine, Brixen, Italy.
(12)Dermatology Office, Prof. Dr. Markus Meissner, Wiesbaden, Germany.
(13)Department of Angiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
(14)St. Marien Hospital Herne, Department of Vascular Surgery, Ruhr University
Bochum, Herne, Germany.
(15)Private Office Dermatology & Phlebology, Bonn, Germany.
(16)Department of Vascular Surgery, Diakonie-Klinikum, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.
(17)Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Department of Endovascular
and Vascular Surgery, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
(18)University Department of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen,
Germany.
(19)Institute for General Practice, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University
Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
(20)Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Catholic Hospital
Bochum, St. Josef Hospital, University Medical Center, Ruhr University Bochum,
Bochum, Germany.
(21)Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical
Center Essen, Essen, Germany.
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.
© 2024 The Authors. Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH on behalf of Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft.
DOI: 10.1111/ddg.15415
PMID: 38938151 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
