Artículo
Concurrent Validity of Digital Vascular Auscultation for the Assessment of Blood Flow Obliteration on the Radial Artery in Healthy Subjects
Autor/es | Cortés Vega, María Dolores
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Casuso-Holgado, María Jesús ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oliva Pascual-Vaca, Ángel ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() García-Bernal, María-Isabel ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() González García, Paula ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rodríguez Blanco, Cleofás ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Fisioterapia |
Fecha de publicación | 2020-07-18 |
Fecha de depósito | 2020-10-09 |
Resumen | This study aimed to determine the validity of digital vascular auscultation for the assessment of changes in the radial pulse in healthy subjects, using Doppler sonography as a validated test referent. Sixty-one non-symptomatic ... This study aimed to determine the validity of digital vascular auscultation for the assessment of changes in the radial pulse in healthy subjects, using Doppler sonography as a validated test referent. Sixty-one non-symptomatic subjects (mean age of 52.5 ± 16.1 years) were assigned and evaluated under one of the following conditions: In condition 1, blood flow of the radial artery was not modified; for condition 2, blood flow of the radial artery was modified using a pressure sleeve around the humerus. The radial pulse was then measured three times with each diagnostic tool by three different blinded evaluators. Both instruments demonstrated a high association between the identification of blood flow modifications or not and the assigned condition (p < 0.001). A strong concordance between the two devices when detecting the “changes” or “no changes” in blood flow was demonstrated (k = 0.936, p < 0.001). Stethoscope sensitivity was 95%, and specificity was 99%. In conclusion, digital vascular auscultation seems to be a valid technique to examine blood flow changes of the radial artery in non-symptomatic subjects, and it could be useful for physical therapists when combined with provocative tests for the screening of possible thoracic outlet syndrome in patients. |
Cita | Cortés Vega, M.D., Casuso-Holgado, M.J., Oliva-Pascual-Vaca, A., García-Bernal, M., González García, P. y Rodríguez Blanco, C. (2020). Concurrent Validity of Digital Vascular Auscultation for the Assessment of Blood Flow Obliteration on the Radial Artery in Healthy Subjects. Diagnostics, 10 (494), 1-9. |
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