Post-occlusive reactive hyperaemia measurement

NewsBot · Mar 18, 2015

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Intra-tester and inter-tester reliability of post-occlusive reactive hyperaemia measurement at the hallux.
Barwick A, Lanting S, Chuter V.
Microvasc Res. 2015 Mar 13

BACKGROUND:
post-occlusive reactive hyperaemia (PORH) is a measurement of the vasodilatory capacity of the microvasculature that is associated with cardiovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease and foot ulceration. Reliability of its measurement in the hallux (great toe) for clinical and research purposes has not been adequately assessed. This study assesses both the intra and inter-tester reliability of four methods of assessing PORH in the hallux.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
A within-subject repeated measures design was used. Forty-two participants underwent PORH testing using four methods: pressure measurement with photoplethysmography; an automated laser Doppler technique with local heating; an automated laser Doppler technique without local heating; and a manual laser Doppler technique. Participants underwent testing on two occasions with a three to 14 day interval. Laser Doppler measurement with a heating probe was found to be the most reliable method of PORH measurement. Index of the area under the curve pre and post occlusion and peak perfusion as a percentage of baseline were the most reliable variables.
CONCLUSIONS:
PORH can be reliably measured using laser Doppler when combined with a heating probe. Further research is required to determine clinical utility of photoplethysmography in the measurement of PORH.
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NewsBot · Mar 14, 2021

A Systematic Evaluation of Cutaneous Microcirculation in the Foot Using Post-Occlusive Reactive Hyperemia
Gayathri Balasubramanian et al
Microcirculation. 2021 Mar 2

Objectives: Cutaneous microcirculatory impairments are associated with skin injury to the foot. Post Occlusive Reactive Hyperemia (PORH) is one of the quick and easy methods to assess microcirculatory function. However, there are variations in the protocols currently used. Hence, this study aimed to systematically investigate the reproducibility of PORH protocols with minimal occlusion time in the foot.

Methods: PORH was measured using 12 different protocols (3 occlusion times, 2 occlusion sites and with or without temperature control) in 25 healthy adults. Each of the 12 different protocols was tested 3 times and the Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated.

Results: ICC showed that that ankle level occlusion produced moderate to excellent reproducibility for most PORH measures. In the right foot, 30- and 60- seconds ankle level occlusion without temperature control showed ICC of >0.40 for all parameters except the area of hyperemia (ICC = -0.36) and biological zero to peak flow percent change (ICC = -0.46). In the left foot, 30 seconds ankle level occlusion without temperature control showed ICC of >0.40 for all parameters except time to latency (ICC = 0.29), after hyperemia (ICC = 0.37), and max (ICC = -0.01), and area of hyperemia (ICC =-0.36). But the 60- seconds protocol showed ICC >0.40 for all except time to max (ICC = 0.38). In the hallux protocols, all three 10-, 30- and 60-seconds protocols without temperature control showed moderate to excellent reproducibility (ICC >0.40). In most cases, the temporal and area under the perfusion-time curve parameters showed poor reproducibility.

Conclusion: PORH can be tested efficiently with a minimal occlusion time of 10-seconds with hallux occlusion and 30-seconds with ankle occlusion in the foot. This can suggest that microcirculatory assessment is feasible in routine practice and can potentially be included for routine assessment of foot in people with diabetes.
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