Use of Doppler ultrasound in leg ulcer assessment.
Adequate patient assessment is the most important element of chronic wound management, and the use of holistic techniques enables practitioners to make informed clinical judgements. Doppler ultrasound is integral to the holistic assessment of leg ulcers. This article reviews the procedure for measuring ankle/brachial pressure indices using Doppler ultrasound and outlines various diagnostic tests that employ the Doppler principle.
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Vascular Research Laboratory, Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire. colindavies1@aol.com
D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010173:Palpation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*