PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES
In: The Professional Medical Journal, Jg. 14 (2007-03-10), S. 134-144
Online
unknown
Zugriff:
Objectives: To observe the prevalence & presentation and to review the noninvasive approaches for the evaluation and treatment of patients presenting with peripheral vascular diseases at Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur. Design: Prospective randomized study. Place and Duration: This study was conducted from July 2003 to June 2005 at the department of Surgery Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur. Patients & Methods: Twenty patients, 2 females and 18 males admitted with peripheral vascular diseases (PVD) fulfilling the inclusion criteria were evaluated and treated medically and surgically. A standard noninvasive approach for the evaluation of these patients was adopted by history & thorough clinical examination, Doppler USG of the vessels, Ankle Brachial Indices (ABI), Duplex Scanning and MRI in a few cases. Results: The relative frequency of PVD at BVH Bahawalpur was 1.2%. The majority of patients (60%) were in the 4th decade of life and male (90%). The smoking was exclusively the major predisposing risk factor (90%). The common (90%) presentation of patients was intermittent claudication with 60% gangrenous disease with an average duration of 4years, The lower limbs were involved in 90% cases with 70% bilateral disease. Majority (90%) of the patients was diagnosed clinically and the objective severity of the disease was assessed with Doppler sonography in all the patients. The ABI was
Titel: |
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES
|
---|---|
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Ahmad, Imtiaz ; Gulzar Ahmad Malik ; Afzal, Muhammad ; Kashif Kurshid Qureshi |
Link: | |
Zeitschrift: | The Professional Medical Journal, Jg. 14 (2007-03-10), S. 134-144 |
Veröffentlichung: | Independent Medical Trust, 2007 |
Medientyp: | unknown |
ISSN: | 2071-7733 (print) ; 1024-8919 (print) |
DOI: | 10.29309/tpmj/2007.14.01.3640 |
Schlagwort: |
|
Sonstiges: |
|