Diabetes.co.uk estimates that 415 million people in the world live with diabetes, with this figure expected to rise to 642 million by 2040.
Not only can diabetes be a debilitating condition, but it is also a significant indicator and risk factor in the development of Peripheral Arterial Disease. However, due to calcification of arteries that occurs as part of the disease process in diabetic patients, particularly around the ankle, normal ABI measurements can be misleading, making it difficult to diagnose Peripheral Arterial Disease or assess lower limb wound aetiology.
Huntleigh have developed a comprehensive diabetic foot assessment kit that gives diabetic specialists everything they need to make an assessment of arterial disease and peripheral diabetic neuropathy. International guidelines such as the International Working Group for the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) indicate the use of pulse waveform analysis and/or toe pressure assessment instead of using potentially inaccurate ankle pressure readings. The kit also allows clinicians to take pressure from the toe to determine both the TBI (toe brachial index) and individual toe pressures.
It features a DMX digital Doppler with probe to provide an aural and visual confirmation of blood flow. PPG (photoplethys-mography) and waveforms can be read along with the compatible Dopplex Vascular Reporter package for waveform visualisation as well as for reviewing, archiving and printing.
Toe pressure is taken using the specially designed PPG probe and adaptor, which links the toe cuff, the PPG sensor and sphyg. This allows the Doppler to not only display a PPG waveform on screen, but also a visual aid to guide clinicians on the optimal deflation rate to ensure a more accurate reading. The Doppler can also automatically identify systolic pressure.
Additionally, to facilitate the assessment of peripheral diabetic neuropathy, the kit also comes with a box of monofilaments, as well as a Neuropen to deliver a more controlled level of pressure.
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