Open AccessPulse Oximetry as a Potential Screening Tool for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease in Asymptomatic Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Ganapathi I. Parameswaran,
Kathy Brand,
James P. Dolan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.165.4.442
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse oximetry , supine position , diabetes mellitus , asymptomatic , cardiology , confidence interval , lead (geology) , anesthesia , endocrinology , geomorphology , geology
Lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) is common and underdiagnosed in patients with diabetes mellitus and is associated with higher total mortality.
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