Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

This condition is treated in the Vascular surgery clinic.

Pre-referral work-up

History

All referrals should comply to the referral standards and also include:

• Smoking status
• Known AAA under surveillance that increase over 5mm in diameter
• New or incidental finding of AAA

Tests

Tests required:

• Abdominal Ultrasound (including previous scans if available)
• Recent blood pressure results.

Vascular clinic prefers to arrange CT scan within THO-South service under Link to Medical Imaging page over. Aneurysms 6cm or greater should be referred as urgent.

Interim/GP management

To refer a patient with this condition, please see the Vascular Surgery clinic page for the full referral process and templates.

Manage risk factors and advise patient of symptoms that reflect an emergency situation.

For more information please see the HealthPathways Tasmania website.

Clinic appointments

? Red location flags are clinical indicators of possible serious underlying conditions requiring further medical intervention. They may or may not indicate an emergency.

Urgent (Category 1)

Aneurysms 5.5 cm or greater should be referred as urgent

Urgent referrals should be accompanied by a phone call to the Consultant/Registrar to organise urgent review.

We will endeavour to see these patients within four weeks, or sooner if clinically indicated.

Routine (Category 3)

Incidental finding of AAA less than 5.5 cm diameter

Next available appointment

Availability

North

Northern Integrated Care Service
Phone: 03 6777 4145
Fax: 03 63362433
Email: [email protected]

Northern Integrated Care Service
41 Frankland Street
Launceston TAS 7250

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North West

Mersey Community Hospital
Phone: 1800 636 455
Fax: 6441 5928

South

Liverpool Clinics (Level 7)
Phone: 03 6166 0000
Fax: 03 6234 9941