Varicose veins: diagnosis and management
- Onida, Sarah
Sarah Onida is a core surgical trainee at North West Thames Rotation, London; Alun H Davies is a professor of vascular surgery at Imperial College London, honorary consultant vascular surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London, and chair of the NICE guideline development group for varicose veins.
• This article has been double-blind peer reviewed
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has updated its guidance on the diagnosis and management of varicose veins to reflect new treatments and approaches
This article discusses the updated guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on how health professionals can best treat patients who present with varicose veins.
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Varicose veins occur most often in the leg
In this article…
> Overview of the updated NICE guidance on varicose veins
> Discussion of the recommendations
> Explanation of the available treatments
Abstract
Onida S, Davies A (2013) Varicose veins: diagnosis and management. Nursing Times; 109: 41, 16–17. Varicose veins affect up to one-third of the UK population. Many health professionals are therefore likely to come into contact with patients who have venous disease and need to understand how to assess, manage and treat this condition.