Critical evaluation of the reliability and validity of ABPI measurement in leg ulcer assessment

J Wound Care. 2008 Dec;17(12):530-3. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2008.17.12.31765.

Abstract

Clinimetric analysis of the measurement of ABPI by Doppler ultrasound suggests this method is valid and reliable if the practitioner is competent and able to interpret the result within the context of a full clinical assessment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ankle / blood supply
  • Bias
  • Blood Pressure Determination / methods*
  • Brachial Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Clinical Competence
  • Equipment Failure
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Humans
  • Leg Ulcer / diagnostic imaging*
  • Leg Ulcer / therapy
  • Nursing Assessment / methods
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Patient Selection
  • Posture
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Stockings, Compression
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler / instrumentation
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler / methods*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler / standards