Do toe blood pressures predict healing after minor lower limb amputation in people with diabetes? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of study

To investigate toe systolic blood pressure and/or toe-brachial pressure index in predicting healing post minor diabetic foot amputations.

Key methods

A systematic search of EMBASE and PubMed (including Medline and The Cochrane Library) was conducted from database inception to 9 March 2020. Two authors independently reviewed and selected relevant studies. Quality was assessed with a modified Critical Appraisal Skill Programme checklist.

Main results

Ten studies met the inclusion criteria. Nine studies investigating toe systolic blood pressure reported healing occurred at mean toe systolic blood pressure values ⩾30 mmHg, ranging between 30 and 83.6 mmHg. The meta-analysis (four studies) found toe systolic blood pressure <30 mmHg had 2.09 times the relat

SUBMITTER: Linton C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7607408 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature