Understanding CEAP Classification

Written By : Dr Shailendra Kumar |Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2022-03-19T10:15:00+05:30 | Updated On 19 March 2022 3:17 PM IST

In the following infographic, Dr. Shailendra decodes the CEAP (Clinical-Etiology-Anatomy-Pathophysiology) classification of Chronic Venous Disease. CEAP classification is an internationally accepted standard for describing patients with chronic venous disorders.

Developed in 1993, CEAP is a classification system based on clinical manifestations of chronic venous disorders, on current understanding of the etiology, the involved anatomy, and the underlying venous pathology, the following infographic represents the 2020 revision of CEAP, summary, and clinical classification.

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Dr Shailendra Kumar

Dr. Shailendra Kumar MBBS, MS (Gen. Surgery), MCh (cardiothoracic and vascular surgery) has clinical experience for more than 20 years. Besides his MS (Gen. Surgery), he has also completed advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) training from Birmingham, United Kingdom. His interest lies in developing a complete thoracic and vascular center where all treatments including alternative medicine under one roof. Currently, he is working as a professor in the Department of General Surgery and as unit head Thoracic and Vascular surgery at KG Medical University, Lucknow.

Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751