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Venous oxygenation in the diabetic neuropathic foot: Evidence of arteriovenous shunting?

Venous oxygenation in the diabetic neuropathic foot: Evidence of arteriovenous shunting? 125 22 22 1 1 A. J. M. Boulton J. H. B. Scarpello J. D. Ward Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield UK Summary Venous PO 2 was measured in the feet and hands of four subject groups: 14 diabetics with neuropathy and foot ulceration; 12 diabetics with neuropathy but no ulceration; 11 diabetics with no evidence of microvascular complications; and 10 nondiabetic controls. Neither patients nor controls had clinical evidence of peripheral vascular disease. The mean venous PO 2 in the feet of subjects with neuropathy and foot ulceration was significantly higher than in controls or the other two diabetic groups. Venous PO 2 in the feet of the subjects with ulcers was also significantly higher than in their hands or in the hands of the other groups. These results provide further evidence of abnormal blood flow in the diabetic neuropathic foot and are compatible with arteriovenous shunting. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Diabetologia Springer Journals

Venous oxygenation in the diabetic neuropathic foot: Evidence of arteriovenous shunting?

Diabetologia , Volume 22 (1) – Jan 1, 1982

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1982 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Human Physiology; Internal Medicine; Metabolic Diseases
ISSN
0012-186X
eISSN
1432-0428
DOI
10.1007/BF00253861
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Abstract

125 22 22 1 1 A. J. M. Boulton J. H. B. Scarpello J. D. Ward Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield UK Summary Venous PO 2 was measured in the feet and hands of four subject groups: 14 diabetics with neuropathy and foot ulceration; 12 diabetics with neuropathy but no ulceration; 11 diabetics with no evidence of microvascular complications; and 10 nondiabetic controls. Neither patients nor controls had clinical evidence of peripheral vascular disease. The mean venous PO 2 in the feet of subjects with neuropathy and foot ulceration was significantly higher than in controls or the other two diabetic groups. Venous PO 2 in the feet of the subjects with ulcers was also significantly higher than in their hands or in the hands of the other groups. These results provide further evidence of abnormal blood flow in the diabetic neuropathic foot and are compatible with arteriovenous shunting.

Journal

DiabetologiaSpringer Journals

Published: Jan 1, 1982

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