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ResumenLa coordinación entre niveles asistenciales constituye un elemento esencial para incrementar la eficiencia del sistema sanitario; en este sentido, la enfermedad vascular ocupa un lugar destacado por incluir entidades frecuentes, graves y vulnerables.Los documentos de consenso constituyen una herramienta fundamental para conseguir este objetivo. Este documento no pretende sustituir a las guías clínicas, sino que trata de establecer las bases del manejo compartido del paciente con enfermedad vascular (enfermedad arterial periférica, pie diabético e insuficiencia venosa crónica) en tres aspectos: determinar el perfil del paciente cuyo seguimiento ha de ser realizado de forma prioritaria en cada nivel; establecer las competencias que debe asumir cada profesional, y fijar y priorizar los criterios de derivación en ambos sentidos.AbstractCoordination 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

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.

The Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC) and the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (SEACV), through a Joint Working Group, have prepared a document on between care-level referrals of patients with the main vascular diseases; peripheral arterial disease, venous insufficiency, and diabetic foot. The responsibilities and skills required at each care level have been defined, as well as the criteria for mutual referral and how to prioritise them. The preparation of this consensus document attempt to provide an efficient tool that may ensure the continuity of health care, always respecting the specific characteristics and needs of each health care area.

ResumenLa Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria (semFYC) y la Sociedad Española de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular (SEACV) han elaborado, mediante un grupo de trabajo conjunto, un documento de derivación entre niveles asistenciales de los pacientes con las principales patologías vasculares: enfermedad arterial periférica, insuficiencia venosa y pie diabético. Se han definido las responsabilidades y habilidades requeridas de cada nivel asistencial y también los criterios de derivación mutua, así como los de priorización. La elaboración de este documento consensuado pretende aportar una herramienta eficiente que asegure la continuidad en la asistencia sanitaria, respetando siempre las particularidades y necesidades específicas de cada zona sanitaria.AbstractThe Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC) and the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (SEACV), through a Joint Working Group, have prepared a document on between care-level referrals of patients with the main vascular diseases; peripheral arterial disease, venous insufficiency, and diabetic foot. The responsibilities and skills required at each care level have been defined, as well as the criteria for mutual referral and how to prioritise them. The preparation of this consensus document attempt to provide an efficient tool that may ensure the continuity of health care, always respecting the specific characteristics and needs of each health care area.