{"id":787,"date":"2012-12-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/?p=787"},"modified":"2016-08-01T08:58:18","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T15:58:18","slug":"more-about-abis-than-you-ever-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emlitofnote.com\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"More About ABIs Than You Ever Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">These American Heart Association scientific statements are really quite lovely.&nbsp; Although much of the scientific discussion in this article pertains to the diagnosis of chronic vascular disease in the outpatient setting, measuring the ankle-brachial index has a place the the Emergency Department as well.<\/span> <\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">While most of the studies included in their mini-systematic review report AUCs for chronic peripheral vascular disease, the same principles apply for determination of acute peripheral vascular disease \u2013 relevant after lower-extremity penetrating trauma or fracture.&nbsp; And, if you&#8217;re going to use a test, sometimes it&#8217;s fun to know all the gritty details underpinning the evidence, how the cut-offs were determined, the difference between doppler and oscillometric devices, how discrepancies between legs should be handled, etc.<\/span> <\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">In any event, an interesting piece of literature to skim and save as a reference.<\/span> <\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">&#8220;Measurement and Interpretation of the Ankle-Brachial Index : A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association&#8221;<\/span> <\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #009933;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23159553\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23159553<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=emlitofnote\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These American Heart Association scientific statements are really quite lovely.&nbsp; Although much of the scientific discussion in this article pertains to the diagnosis of chronic vascular disease in the outpatient setting, measuring the ankle-brachial index has a place the the Emergency Department as well. 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