Vascular
+ Emergency
If any of the following are present or suspected, please refer the patient to the emergency department (via ambulance if necessary) or seek emergent medical advice if in a remote region.
- Crescendo or multiple recent TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) / amaurosis fugax
- Acute aortic dissection
- Ruptured AAA
- Symptomatic AAA (abdominal/back pain/tenderness, compressive symptoms, distal embolisation)
- Axillary vein thrombosis, iliofemoral DVT
- Active infection in leg with peripheral arterial disease
- Diabetic foot infection (refer to high-risk foot pathway)
- Acute arterial ischemia/threatened limb
- Thrombosed AVF (refer to vascular registrar on call or the renal access nurse)
Conditions - Please refer to Metro South
Adults
+ Out of scope services
The following are not routinely provided in a public Vascular service.
- Asymptomatic / cosmetic varicose veins
+ Notes
- Please note that where appropriate and where available, the referral may be streamed to an associated public allied health and/or nursing service. Access to some specific services may include initial assessment and management by associated public allied health and/or nursing, which may either facilitate or negate the need to see the public medical specialist.
- A change in patient circumstance (such as condition deteriorating, or becoming pregnant) may affect the urgency categorisation and should be communicated as soon as possible.
- Please indicate in the referral if the patient is unable to access mandatory tests or investigations as they incur a cost or are unavailable locally.
Out of catchment
West Moreton Health is responsible for providing a public health service to people who reside within its catchment area. To appropriately manage demand for service we do not accept referrals from outside this catchment area. If your patient does live outside the West Moreton Health area and it is deemed socially or clinically necessary for their care to be received in the West Moreton Health Service, inclusion of information regarding their particular medical and/or social factors will assist with the triaging of your referral.
Feedback
To provide feedback about contents on this website or general referral questions please email WM-CPC@health.qld.gov.au or phone 3413 7402.
Last updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2018
