Imperial College London
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Dr Francine Heatley

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Clinical Trials Manager
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3311 7371f.heatley Website

 
 
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3E4East WingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Heatley:2020:10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.Sup12.S6,
author = {Heatley, F and Saghdaoui, LB and Salim, S and Onida, S and Davies, AH},
doi = {10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.Sup12.S6},
journal = {Br J Community Nurs},
pages = {S6--S10},
title = {Primary care survey of venous leg ulceration management and referral pre-EVRA trial.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.Sup12.S6},
volume = {25},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Venous leg ulceration (VLU) is a public health concern that is largely managed in community settings. The present study aimed to survey current VLU management in the community. A 14-question survey was distributed to primary care professionals, and 90 responses were received. Some 54% of respondents stated that they would assess ankle brachial pressure indices (ABPI) for those with VLU, while 25% reported that they would not. Additionally, 62% reported not organising duplex ultrasound scanning. Compression therapy was offered by 82% of respondents. When asked whether VLU patients were referred to specialist services in secondary or tertiary care, some 32% reported that they would. However, 57% reported that, if a study suggested that referral to specialist services was beneficial, they would change their practice. On the basis of the findings, the authors concluded that there is diversity in VLU diagnostic and treatment pathways. New, high-quality evidence may improve practice, but care delivery is influenced by local factors including time and resource distribution.
AU  - Heatley,F
AU  - Saghdaoui,LB
AU  - Salim,S
AU  - Onida,S
AU  - Davies,AH
DO  - 10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.Sup12.S6
EP  - 10
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 1462-4753
SP  - 6
TI  - Primary care survey of venous leg ulceration management and referral pre-EVRA trial.
T2  - Br J Community Nurs
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.Sup12.S6
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33300844
VL  - 25
ER  -
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