Venous Maintenance & Follow-Up Care | Center for Vascular Medicine

If you had a procedure with CVM,

We will typically ask you to follow-up with us at about 1-2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months post-procedure. These dates are flexible ranges and can vary slightly based on appointment and patient availability.

At your 1-2 week follow-up, we will review:

What was done during your procedure,
Symptoms and whether they have improved,
Intra-operative imaging,
Anti-coagulation tolerance, if any was prescribed
Complications, if any
Unless there is suspicion of vessel occlusion, ultrasound is usually not done at this time.

At 6 weeks, we will continue to

Monitor your symptoms for improvement
Ensure that there are still no issues tolerating your anti-coagulation medication
Depending on how you are feeling, an ultrasound may be ordered at this time

There are some complications that can occur post-procedure.

If any of these occur, please contact our clinical team at the number provided on your discharge instructions.

Bleeding, infection, redness, pain or swelling around the sheath insertion site

Fever (a possible sign of infection)

Unusual pain or swelling in the legs

Any general symptoms of allergies

Vomiting blood or blood in the stool

Your anti-coagulation may have some side effects as well. Some common side effects include bruising more easily and bleeding for longer periods. In cases of extended or excessive bleeding, please contact your nearest emergency room.

If you have not been recommended a procedure with CVM,

We likely recommended conservative management or an evaluation of other bodily systems prior to a procedure. We would like you to continue to follow-up with us as symptoms may not improve with more conservative management or even get worse over time. Typically, you will be asked to follow-up anywhere between 3 months to 1 year later depending on your presenting symptoms.