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KMID : 0385920130240050591
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Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2013 Volume.24 No. 5 p.591 ~ p.598
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The Characteristics and Factors Affecting Patients Diagnosed with Lower Limb Arteriosclerosis Obliterans Lower Limb Arteriosclerosis Obliterans
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Kang Seung-Yun
Kwon Oh-Young
Lee Jong-Seok
Choi Han-Sung
Hong Hoon-Pyo
Ko Young-Gwan
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between the laboratory results of patients diagnosed with lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans (LASO) in an emergency department (ED), general characteristics, clinical manifestation, hematological conditions, and clinical views of severity. Another purpose of the study was to determine the factors that could contribute to clinical severity to facilitate the prediction and diagnosis of LASO in the ED.
Methods: From January 2005 to December 2012 we conducted a retrospective study on patients diagnosed with LASO in the ED. Included in the study were 52 patients diagnosed with LASO through CT. The patients were divided into two groups according to the Fontaine classificationfor comparative analysis: “less severe” (for stage II and below) and “more severe” (for stage III and above). Vital signs, clinical findings, laboratory data, and CT findings were analyzed in each patient. The SPSS package with the Mann-Whitney U test, Fisher`s exact test, and logistic regression were used for data analysis. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The average age of patients diagnosed with LASO was 73.1±10.1 and male saccounted for 76.9% of the population (n=40). Based upon the levels of severity by the Fontaine classification, patients were divided into 28 “more severe” and 24 “less severe” cases. The “more severe” LASO patients showed a high pulse rate (p=0.017) and a higher current smoking rate (p=0.04). The laboratory data from “more severe” LASO patients showed significant differences in total white blood cell count (p=0.040), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (p=0.000), and the levels of lactate dehydrogenase (p=0.002), creatine kinase (p=0.000), creatine kinase-MB (p=0.002), myoglobin (p=0.000), and Creactive protein (p=0.000). The significant factors that could affect clinical severity were erythrocyte sedimentation rate (OR 1.066, 95% CI 1.010-1.125, p=0.021), and the levels of lactate dehydrogenase (OR 1.015, 95% CI 1.002-1.029, p=0.027), creatine kinase-MB (OR 1.229, 95% CI 1.028- 1.468, p=0.023), and C-reactive protein (OR 1.533, 95% CI 1.074-2.188, p=0.019).
Conclusion: The patients diagnosed with more severe LASO showed a high pulse rate, a higher current smoking rate, high levels of inflammation (erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein), and high levels of muscle enzymes (lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase, myogolobin, creatine kinase-MB). The factors that could influence clinical severity were erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the levels of lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase- MB, and C-reactive protein.
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KEYWORD
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Arteriosclerosis Obliterans, Fontaine Classification, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Vascular Disease
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