DIAMACC: protocol of a prospective diagnostic accuracy study of the maximal systolic acceleration to detect peripheral arterial disease in patients with diabetes-related foot ulceration in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Foot ulcers are one of the most serious complications of diabetes, leading to significant risks on amputation and mortality. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an important factor for the development and the outcome of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). Although prompt and accurate detection of PAD is critical to reduce complications, its diagnosis can be challenging with currently used bedside tests (such as ankle-brachial index and toe pressure) due to medial arterial calcification. A new and promising bedside test for the detection of PAD is the maximal systolic acceleration (ACC_max), measured by duplex ultrasonography (DUS). The primary aim of this study is to assess the diagnostic performance of the ACC_max to detect PAD in patients with DFU, in co

SUBMITTER: Willems S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667405 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature