title: [Staging-syndrome differentiation in treating diabetic foot disorder and its effect on hemodynamic changes of lower extremities with arterial ultrasonic Doppler diagnostic apparatus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of staging-Syndrome Differentiation of TCM in treating the diabetic foot disorder and the corresponding hemodynamic changes in lower extremities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chromatic ultrasonic Doppler diagnostic apparatus (ATL-ULTRAMARK 9 HDI, made in USA) was used to determine the arterial hemodynamic changes and clinical effect on the treatment of diabetic foot disorder in 60 non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients, among them 30 were treated by staging-Syndrome Differentiation of TCM, and the other 30 as control group treated with 654-2, and the 30 cases of nondiabetic foot disorder as normal control group in comparison.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to the normal control, the intravascular diameter, blood flow of both treated groups reduced, maximal and minimal speed of blood flow, and the mean speed were accelerated. Values in dorsal pedis artery had present the most sensitive one. In the comparison between before and after treatment, both treated groups were hemodynamic improvement in the lower extremities' artery, more obviously the dorsal pedis artery, while the comparison between these two groups showed that TCM staging-Syndrome Differentiation had a superior effect on lower extremities' hemodynamics to that of 654-2 group. The comprehensive assessment revealed that the treated groups was also significant different in comparing to that of normal control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The comprehensive TCM treatment of staging-Syndrome Differentiation as the main therapeutic component was prominently better than that of 654-2 application in the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangzhou (510405).
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal