Phlebitis - All You Need To Know in This Short Video 3 minutes

Описание: Phlebitis is a serious condition which can lead to deep vein thrombosis or DVT. Everyone with phlebitis (superficial thrombo-phlebitis) of the leg veins must have a duplex ultrasound scan to confirm the correct diagnosis, check for DVT and guide the correct treatment.
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Dr Haroun Gajraj of the Bristol VeinCare Centre Clinic explains the essentials in this video.
"Earlier this month I saw a patient who was referred to me by his General Practitioner with phlebitis. His GP had been treating him with antibiotics and if anything, his leg was getting worse. Now treating phlebitis with antibiotics is simply wrong and I am going to tell you the truth about phlebitis.
Now until recently, phlebitis in superficial leg veins was thought to be a rather trivial condition and many doctors dismissed phlebitis as being of no real significance. Even the term phlebitis is often misunderstood and misused. Many people including doctors describe any discomfort in their veins as being phlebitis. To absolutely sure that the problem is phlebitis, a duplex ultrasound scan is needed -- the ultrasound appearance of phlebitis is characteristic and diagnostic. The vein wall is thickened and there is a variable amount of clot inside the vein. A scan is the only way of checking the vein directly and confirming that the vein is inflamed. Ultrasound has also revealed that a very important group of people with phlebitis either already have a DVT or they are at risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis. The inflammation in the wall of the veins affected by phlebitis activates clotting of the blood inside these veins and this clot can extend or spread from the superficial veins into the deep vein. So this is another very important reason why everyone with phlebitis should have a duplex ultrasound scan.
So in summary, phlebitis is not an infection and antibiotics are not the correct treatment. Phlebitis is not a trivial condition, it can be serious and may cause a Deep Vein Thrombosis. Everyone with phlebitis should have a duplex ultrasound scan to confirm the correct diagnosis, to check for DVT and to guide the correct treatment."