CEAP Classification (Chronic Venous Disease)
CEAP clinical classification (Eklof 2004; 2020 update) of chronic venous disease — the international standard for describing the clinical signs of a chronic venous disorder (the C axis of Clinical-Etiologic-Anatomic-Pathophysiologic).
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Example
- CEAP clinical class
- C3 - edema
Result: CEAP C3: edema; a clinical class of chronic venous disease.
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What the result means
- C0-C3
- C0 no signs; C1 telangiectasias / reticular veins; C2 varicose veins; C3 edema.
- C4a / C4b
- C4a pigmentation or eczema; C4b lipodermatosclerosis or atrophie blanche. Advanced skin changes.
- C5 / C6
- C5 healed venous ulcer; C6 active venous ulcer.
What you enter
- CEAP clinical class
How this is calculated
Eklof B, Rutherford RB, Bergan JJ, et al. Revision of the CEAP classification for chronic venous disorders: consensus statement. J Vasc Surg. 2004;40(6):1248-1252. Updated 2020 (Lurie et al.). Read the source ↗
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