Effect of intermittent venous occlusion on transcutaneous oxygen tension in lower limbs with severe arterial occlusive disease.
We evaluated the ability of intermittent venous occlusion to improve cutaneous circulation in patients with severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Fourteen patients with ischemic lower extremities had a pneumatic cuff placed around the thigh of an ischemic limb; intermittent inflation of this cuff produced a significant increase in the transcutaneous oxygen tension of the foot, suggesting that cutaneous blood flow had been improved.
Rooke
T W
TW
Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
Osmundson
P J
PJ
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000628:therapy*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D011312:Pressure; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D014690:Venous Pressure