1. The First Latin American Consensus on Superficial and Perforating Venous Mapping.
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Bottini O, Rodriguez Santos F, Boroda A, Arias F, Calcina D, Agüero Wagner C, Grillo L, Morales Bazurto M, Santiago F, Nigro J, Morales M, Ferreyra M, Perea Ansinelli A, Diaz M, Segura J, Mazzurco M, Diez G, Halusch E, Ovelar J, Parrotta L, Fernandez J, Avramovic M, Ríos J, Esposito A, Alfonso H, Desjardins E, Arias L, Joviliano E, Toledo DE Aguiar E, Barreto Dos Santos J, Orrego A, Bombín J, Pizarro I, Cabezas J, Manosalvas R, Villota V, Rodriguez L, Martínez Granados A, Mérida J, García Bernard D, Serralde J, Vega Rasgado F, Teixeira E, Filizzola R, Corbeta R, Benito R, Chunga Prieto J, Rivera T, Volpi M, Sarutte S, Ortiz P, Prego A, Navas H, Alberti T, Guglielmone D, Mejía R, Simkin C, Intriago E, and Bercovich J
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- Humans, Consensus, Latin America, Vascular Surgical Procedures, Veins diagnostic imaging, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex methods
- Abstract
With the aim of obtaining a map which is useful as a diagnostic tool and therapeutical orientation, complementing the written report of duplex ultrasound venous study, Latin-American Scientific Societies of Phlebology, Vascular Surgery and Vascular Imaging were invited to participate, through their regional representatives, to the First Consensus of Superficial and Perforating Venous Mapping. A consensus process using a modified Delphi method was carried out. An International Working Group was formed, which developed a Prototype of the Venous Mapping that worked as a starting point for consensus, and was presented in a first virtual meeting of 54 experts (societies' representatives) when the methodology was explained. For the consensus process, two rounds of self-administrated questionnaires with feedback were used. In the first questionnaire a 100% consensus was obtained in the 15 statements (an agreement range of 85.2% to 100%) In the analysis of qualitative data, three categories according to the actions to implement were identified - actions which involved no action, minor changes and major changes. This analysis was used to build the second questionnaire, which reached a consensus in its six statements (agreement range of 87.1% to 98.1%). A final consensus on every field proposed was established with the approval of all the experts consulted and it was presented at a third online meeting. The document of the superficial and perforating venous mapping reached by consensus is presented hereafter.
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- 2023
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