title: [Criteria for referral between levels of care of patients with peripheral vascular disease. SEMFYC-SEACV consensus document].
abstract: Coordination between care levels is essential to increase the efficiency of the Health System; vascular disease has an important role in this respects, as it includes frequent, serious and vulnerable conditions. Consensus documents are an essential tool to obtain these aims. This document is not expected to replace the Clinical Guidelines, but tries to establish the basis of the shared management of the patient with vascular disease (peripheral arterial disease, diabetic foot, and chronic venous insufficiency) in three ways: to determine the profile of the patient who should receive priority follow-up at every level; to establish the skills that every professional must have, and to set and to prioritise the referral criteria in both directions.
authors: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Pintores, Parla, Madrid, España. Miembro del Grupo de Trabajo de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares de la Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria (SEMFYC). sdiaz@wanadoo.es
authors: Santiago
authors: S
authors: Díaz Sánchez
authors: Nuria
authors: N
authors: Piquer Farrés
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Fuentes Camps
authors: Sergi
authors: S
authors: Bellmunt Montoya
authors: Ignacio
authors: I
authors: Sánchez Nevárez
authors: Fidel
authors: F
authors: Fernández Quesada
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*