Clinical Practice Guidelines
The American Venous Forum Guidelines committee is working to provide new practice guidelines as well as update existing guidelines on a regular basis. Below is a curated list of high-quality guidelines for the care of patients with venous disease:
The 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery, American Venous Forum, and American Vein and Lymphatic Society clinical practice guidelines for the management of varicose veins of the lower extremities. Part II
https://www.jvsvenous.org/article/S2213-333X(23)00322-0/fulltext
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES. PART 1. DUPLEX SCANNING AND TREATMENT OF SUPERFICIAL TRUNCAL REFLUX
https://www.jvsvenous.org/article/S2213-333X(22)00417-6/fulltext
The AVF, AVLS and SVM Expert Opinion Consensus on Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/02683555211053532
CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF ENDOTHERMAL HEAT-INDUCED THROMBOSIS (EHIT)
https://www.jvsvenous.org/article/S2213-333X(20)30343-7/fulltext
CLASSIFICATION OF PELVIC VENOUS DISORDERS
https://www.jvsvenous.org/article/S2213-333X(21)00071-8/fulltext
APPROPRIATE USE CRITERIA
(Published online in the JVS-VL, March 2020)
REVISED CEAP
CEAP classification system and reporting standard, revision 2020
COMPRESSION GUIDELINES (English)
COMPRESSION GUIDELINES (Spanish)
VENOUS LEG ULCER GUIDELINES
Management of Venous Leg Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery® and the American Venous Forum
J Vasc Surg 2014;60:3S–59S (August 2014 Supplement)
EARLY THROMBUS REMOVAL GUIDELINES
Early Thrombus Removal Strategies for Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Amer​ican Venous Forum
J Vasc Surg 2012;55:1449-1462
VARICOSE VEIN GUIDELINES
The care of patients with varicose veins and associated chronic venous diseases: Clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum
J Vasc Surg 2011;53:2S-48S (May 2011 Supplement)
Other Available Guidelines Related to Venous Disease*
*The below guidelines were not created by, nor are endorsed by, the American Venous Forum.
Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Second Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report
CHEST 2021 Dec 01, Issue 6, P2247-2259