Reliability and Feasibility of Methods to Quantitatively Assess Peripheral Edema

Brodovicz, Kimberly G.; McNaughton, Kristin S.; Uemura, Naoto; Meininger, Gary; Girman, Cynthia J.; Yale, Steven H.

doi:10.3121/cmr.2009.819

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“…Occlusions of the forearm with these pressures, therefore, may induce the onset of edema. [36][37][38] Edema will change the volume of the limb, thereby diluting the bulk concentration of the chromophores and some biological scatterers in the skin tissue. In such a case, under-or overestimation of C m , C ob , and C db may have occurred due to the decrease in the bulk absorption or bulk scattering, respectively.…”

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Noninvasive imaging of human skin hemodynamics using a digital red-green-blue camera

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Noninvasive imaging of human skin hemodynamics using a digital red-green-blue camera

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“…To assess leg edema [18], the examiner pressed his fingertip against a bony prominence for 5 s, and then removed it. A residual indentation indicated pitting edema, which was graded on a scale of 1 (mild) to 4 (severe).…”

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Comparison of High-Frequency and MIST Ultrasound Therapy for the Healing of Venous Leg Ulcers

Beheshti¹,

Shafigh²,

Parsa³

et al. 2014

Adv Clin Exp Med

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Background. Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are a health problem in clinical care. Several options can be employed as adjuvant to standard treatment. Objectives.We have aimed to analyze the effect of standard ulcer care alone with high-frequency ultrasound (HFU) and MIST ultrasound therapy on VLUs. Material and Methods. Ninety patients with VLUs were assigned into the standard treatment, HFU and MIST ultrasound groups. All groups received the standard wound care. In the ultrasound groups, HFU and MIST ultrasound therapy was administered to wounds 3 times per week until the wound healed. Time of complete wound healing was recorded. Wound size, pain, and edema were assessed at baseline and after 2 and 4 months. Also, patients were instructed to contact our clinic monthly, and recurrence of VLUs was recorded for 6 months after complete wound healing. The data was analyzed using a Student's t-test, ANOVA, c

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“…3) Ankle size was measured using the Figure-of-8 technique (48). The difference in cm of the ankle of the affected and unaffected extremities, and the ratio of the affected to unaffected limb were determined.…”

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Pediatric post-thrombotic syndrome in children: Toward the development of a new diagnostic and evaluative measurement tool

Avila

Brandão

Williams

et al. 2016

Thrombosis Research

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Objective: Our goal was to conduct the generation and piloting of a discriminative and evaluative tool for pediatric post-thrombotic syndrome.Methods: We followed a formative model for the development of the tool, focusing on the signs/symptoms (items) that define post-thrombotic syndrome. For item generation, pediatric thrombosis experts and diagnosed with extremity post-thrombotic syndrome during childhood nominated items. In the piloting phase, items were cross-sectionally measured in children with limb deep vein thrombosis to examine the performance of the items.Result: Twenty-three experts and 16 subjects listed 34 items, which were then measured in 140 subjects with previous diagnosis of limb deep vein thrombosis (70 upper extremity and 70 lower extremity). The items with strongest correlation with post-thrombotic syndrome severity and largest area under the curve were pain (in older children), paresthesia, and swollen limb for the upper extremity group, and pain (in older children), tired limb, heaviness, tightness and paresthesia for the lower extremity group.Conclusion: Diagnostic properties and correlation with post-thrombotic syndrome severity of the different signs and symptoms varied according to the assessed venous territory.The information gathered in this study will help experts decide which item should be considered for inclusion in the new tool.

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Reliability and Feasibility of Methods to Quantitatively Assess Peripheral Edema

Cited by 131 publications

References 25 publications

Noninvasive imaging of human skin hemodynamics using a digital red-green-blue camera

Noninvasive imaging of human skin hemodynamics using a digital red-green-blue camera

Comparison of High-Frequency and MIST Ultrasound Therapy for the Healing of Venous Leg Ulcers

Pediatric post-thrombotic syndrome in children: Toward the development of a new diagnostic and evaluative measurement tool

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