Stafford Hospital offers a less painful therapy for varicose veins

GE Healthcare ultrasound specialist Jon Robinson, consultant vascular surgeon Mr Robin Calderwood, theatre co-ordinator Julie Lehman, staff nurses Rosie Smith and Diane Turner with Covidien vascular sales specialist and account manager Louisa Powell-Smith.

When varicose veins are left untreated, the condition can progress to chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and result in symptoms that worsen over time, including pain, swelling and fatigue of the legs, skin changes and ulcers in more severe cases.

At Stafford Hospital, consultant vascular surgeon Mr Robin Calderwood has combined the capability of Covidien’s Venefit minimally invasive procedure with the imaging quality of a GE Healthcare Logiq e ultrasound system to guide the catheter into the optimum position.  He said: “With the Venefit procedure, patients achieve the same results but experience much less pain and bruising compared to traditional surgery and a recovery period equivalent to laser ablation, while the Logiq e gives me confidence that I am getting the treatment precisely to the right place.”

See the full report on page 24 of the February 2015 issue of RAD Magazine.