Vascular surgery Flashcards
1
Q
Management of venous ulceration
- Investigations
- Management
*typically seen above the medial malleolus
A
- ABPI. Normal is 0.9-1.2(<0.9 arterial disease, >1.3 arterial disease, false positive - diabetic arterial calcification)
- Compression bandaging; oral pentoxifylline - peripheral vasodilator; flavinoids; hydrocolloid dressings, topical growth factors, US therapy, intermittent pneumatic compression