Retracted: Diagnosis of Blood Vessel Stenosis Caused by Arterial Thrombosis of Lower Extremities by Ultrasound Based on the Mobile Information System

Engineering, Journal of Healthcare

doi:10.1155/2022/9826416

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“…Arterial wall thickness, blood flow, calcifications, artheromatous plaque, luminal diameter as well as level of the vascular compromise can all be clearly outlined by high resolution scan. [ 2 18 19 20 ] In this study, all the patients had abnormal vascular scan result of the lower limbs. The increased arterial IMT of 1.53 ± 0.33 found in this study, is similar to an earlier report in Nigeria[ 21 ] but much higher than the findings of an Indian study by Das et al [ 22 ] This could be related to the greater severity of the stenotic disease of our patients at presentation…”

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“…In evaluating patients with diabetic foot, Doppler ultrasonography is an invaluable tool that helps in assessing vascular abnormalities, neuropathies as well as infections. [ 2 18 19 20 ] Vascular scans can clearly show level of macroangiopathy whose severity correlates well with the level of diabetic foot. Arterial wall thickness, blood flow, calcifications, artheromatous plaque, luminal diameter as well as level of the vascular compromise can all be clearly outlined by high resolution scan.…”

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Doppler sonographic characteristics and clinical outcomes of diabetic foot syndrome: A 5-year audit from a tertiary hospital in northern Nigeria

Ismail,

Lawal,

Gezawa

et al. 2024

J West Afr Coll Surg

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Background: Diabetes foot syndrome is one of the common complications of diabetes. Detailed information on the clinical and vascular characteristics of patients with diabetic foot disease in relation to the outcome of the care provided to these patients will be useful to policymakers and clinicians in early detection and timely interventions for the prevention of disabling complications. Materials and Methods: This is a review of patients with diabetic foot managed in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital over 5 years (January 2017–May 2022). The sociodemographic characteristics, Wagner classification of the foot, Doppler sonographic characteristics and clinical outcomes, etc., were reviewed. Results: A total of 51 patients were reviewed. Males and females accounted for 56.8% and 43.1%, respectively. Twenty-five patients had Wagner grade 4 ulcers, and fewer patients had Wagner grade 1 and 5-foot ulcers. The mean ± standard deviation Doppler arterial intimal media thickness was 1.53 ± 0.33 (range 0.90–2.40 mm). The majority of DFS patients had Doppler sonographic lesions on the right lower limb 28 (54.9%) only, and 11 (21.6%) of the lesions were bilateral. The posterior tibial artery 11 (21.6%) was the most involved arterial segment with plaques, followed by a combination of popliteal and tibial arterial 10 (19.6%) segments. At 6 months, 45.2% had limb amputation, 17.6% healed ulcers, 17.6% delayed wound healing, and 9.8% died. Conclusion: There is an unacceptably high prevalence of poor treatment outcomes, thus, contributing to a huge burden of care to patients living with diabetes. There is a strong association between severe arterial stenosis detected by Doppler ultrasound and higher rates of amputations.

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