title: Chronic venous disorder registry: A new perspective.
abstract: Chronic venous disorder is one of the most prevalent medical conditions in the US that carries significant economic and health burden. The knowledge into venous pathophysiology, how it develops, and the true quality of life benefits of various treatment options are largely unknown. A truly meaningful clinical data capture system specifically for venous disorder may provide answers to the paucity of data. We describe a modern system to capture research and best practice data using the state of art information technology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA yung-wei.chi@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Yung-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.affiliation: Lafayette Regional Vein & Laser Center, Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Marlin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schul
authors.affiliation: Lake Washington Vascular, Bellevue, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: Connecticut Image Guided Surgery, Fairfield, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Mel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York University Vein Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Lowell
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kabnick
authors.affiliation: Vascular Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaff
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D058996:Quality Improvement; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012042:Registries; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: chronic venous disorder; endovenous thermal ablation; registry; saphenous veins; venous insufficiency