Vascular Unit

Our team provide contemporary care utilising state of the art diagnostic and therapeutic facilities from minimally invasive peripheral interventions to complex open vascular surgery in a caring and comfortable setting adhering to international standards of care at dedicated specialised centres: 

• Vein centre
• Vascular laboratory
• Aortic, limb salvage and diabetic foot services
• Lymphoedema service

 

Conditions treated

Veins:

Varicose veins:

• Non-surgical, minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins:
• LASER/ RF endovenous therapy
• VenaSeal nonthermal embolization of varicose veins
• Microsclerotherapy and external LASER/RF for small superficial veins
• Pelvic embolization for pelvic varicose veins
• Pelvic congestion Syndrome

 

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT):

• Up to date diagnostic and medical management of DVT
• Deep venous intervention for extensive DVT (clot lysis & stenting)
• Re-canalisation and decompression of compression syndromes

 

Arteries:

• Peripheral arterial disease wellness/prevention

• Limb salvage:
  • Peripheral interventional procedures for arterial occlusive disease (Angioplasty, atherectomy and stenting)
  • Complex surgical bypass procedures

• Aortic surgery:
  • Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
  • Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
  • Open aortic surgery

• Carotid interventions (stenting) and surgery for strokes and carotid/ related tumors
• Resection of vascular and perivascular tumours

 

Renovascular

• Renal Transplantation
• Interventional Dialysis access
• Surgical Arteriovenous fistula/ graft creation
• Central Venous interventions

 

Diabetic Foot and Wound Clinic

• Limb salvage and at risk foot
• Diabetic foot specific Podiatry
• Haemodynamic assessment
• Advanced dressing and wound care

 

Lymphoedema Service

• Lymphoedema assessment program

• Pneumatic compression
• Complete decongestive therapy (CDT)

 

Quality measures

• Regular audit of outcomes and weekly multidisciplinary meetings
• The service adheres to the principles of clinical governance and standards set by the Joint Commission International and Health Care Accreditation Council
• We provide care in accordance to international guidelines as set by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Vascular Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Society of Vascular Surgery.