Usefulness of lower limb ultrasonography for peripheral arterial disease in hemodialysis patients

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  • Tsukada Yasunori
    Department of Radiology, Ishikawaken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital
  • Kakuchi Yasushi
    Department of Nephrology, Rakuwakai Otowakinen Hospital
  • Aoki Maki
    Department of Nursing, Ishikawaken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital
  • Nishio Michiko
    Department of Nursing, Ishikawaken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital
  • Hosoda Yuko
    Department of Nursing, Ishikawaken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital

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  • 透析患者における末梢動脈疾患に対する下肢血管超音波検査の有用性
  • トウセキ カンジャ ニ オケル マッショウ ドウミャク シッカン ニ タイスル カシ ケッカン チョウオンパ ケンサ ノ ユウヨウセイ

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<p>Although the incidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is high among dialysis patients, it is not uncommon for patients to develop ulcers and necrosis suddenly because of their low activity levels and the lack of symptoms caused by PAD. The prognosis of life after lower limb amputation is poor, and the early diagnosis of PAD and determination of the need for treatment are necessary to improve the prognosis of patients with the condition. In this study, lower limb ultrasonography (LUS) was found to be useful as an early diagnostic tool for PAD, and it was also demonstrated to be useful for estimating the sites of lesions, evaluating stenosis, and assessing the risk of critical limb ischemia progressing. It is considered that LUS should be actively performed in dialysis patients that are at risk of PAD.</p>

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