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| Measurement of transcutaneous oxygen tension in patients with diabetic foot complications |
May 2000 |
Gun Jörneskog |
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Examination of peripheral pulses and peripheral blood pressures are commonly used methods for investigation of macrocirculation. However, falsely elevated peripheral blood pressures may complicate the accurate prediction of ulcer healing in diabetic patients. Because tcpO2 also measures the nutritive skin capillary circulation in addition to macro- and microcirculation, transcutaneous oxygen measurements are better predictors for healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcers than measurements of toe pressure.
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