[Universal Dutch guideline on 'Venous disease'].

- The Dutch guideline on 'Venous disease' comprises four parts: two revised guidelines ('Varicose veins' and 'Venous leg ulcer') and two new guidelines ('Deep venous disease' and 'Compression therapy').- These guidelines were drawn up by a working party made up of representatives from the Dutch Association of Surgeons, the Dutch Society of Vascular Surgery and the Dutch Society of Dermatology and Venereology.- We will discuss the most important parts of the guideline here.