title: [Social medicine importance and treatment strategy of chronic venous diseases].
abstract: In European states chronic diseases of the veins are a remarkable social medical problem. Representative random investigations of the population in the GDR resulted in a medically significant chronic venous insufficiency of the legs in 14% of the adult population. The annual fresh disease rate concerning the medically significant type varicosis is 1.5%. The highest incidence rates are between the 20th and 40th year of age. A therapeutic need of recovery is the result. Only the early active therapy in the sense of a sanation of the disease is able to prevent severe forms of the course. Effective primary preventive measures are not yet known. The treatment of patients suffering from venous diseases is part of the basic medical care in the territory. The basis therapy should remain in the hands of the general practitioners.
authors.affiliation: Zentralen Hochschulpoliklinik, Medizinischen Akademie Carl Gustav Carus Dresden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winkler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011186:Postphlebitic Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000628:therapy*; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Sozialmedizinische Bedeutung und Behandlungsstrategie chronischer Venenerkrankungen.