National Survey of Current Practice and Opinions on Rehabilitation for Intermittent Claudication in the Danish Public Healthcare System.

Conclusion Vascular surgeons support referral and participation in IC rehabilitation to improve walking distance in patients with IC. Despite some hospitals and municipalities included patients with IC in rehabilitation nearly all services fail to meet current guideline as specific services tailored to patient with IC is almost non-existent in Denmark. Our findings call for action for services to comply with current recommendations of structured, systematic rehabilitation for patients with IC. PMID: 31394936 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - Category: Cardiology Tags: Scand Cardiovasc J Source Type: research