Using finger-toe pulse oximetry to assess arterial blood flow |
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| Authors: | Cooper Robin |
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| Affiliation: | North Hampshire Primary Care Trust, Basingstoke. |
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| Abstract: | National guidelines (RCN, 1998; Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team, 1998; SIGN, 1998) suggest that an assessment of ankle brachial pressure index using Doppler ultrasound is necessary to assess arterial blood flow in patients with leg ulcers or healed ulcers. Robin Cooper describes a newer, more simple test of arterial blood flow using a pulse oximeter, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each method. |
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