Dokumentart(en): Zeitschriftenbeitrag
Titel der Veröffentlichung: Vaskuläre Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation (rehab) following interventions on the arterial vascular system of the legs and aorta are covered by the public health insurance and pension funds. The guidelines for peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) recommend rehab following interventional and surgical procedures but the guidelines for the treatment of aortic diseases are not specific in this respect. Application procedures for rehab are not uniformly regulated and the range of services offered by rehab providers lacks transparency. Rehab for vascular diseases of the aorta and lower extremities is clearly structured and supported by guidelines. Vascular rehab is a prognostically relevant therapeutic procedure particularly suitable for various tasks in the treatment chain of vascular patients. Vascular patients after interventional and surgical interventions on the lower extremities benefit from vascular rehab treatment, as do vascular patients after interventions on the abdominal aorta or on the thoracic aorta.