Table 5 Vascular assessment diagnostic interpretation
From: Lower limb vascular assessment techniques of podiatrists in the United Kingdom: a national survey
Ankle brachial pressure index cut-off value for peripheral arterial disease a | <  0.5 | 14 (4.6%) |
<  0.6 | 9 (2.9%) | |
<  0.7 | 28 (9.2%) | |
<  0.8 | 39 (12.7%) | |
<  0.9 | 85 (27.8%) | |
<  1.0 | 11 (3.6%) | |
<  1.2 | 1 (0.3%) | |
I don’t use ABPI | 119 (38.9%) | |
Absolute ankle pressure cut-off value used for peripheral arterial disease | <  30 mmHg | 3 (1.0%) |
<  40 mmHg | 5 (1.6%) | |
<  50 mmHg | 35 (11.4%) | |
<  60 mmHg | 12 (3.9%) | |
<  70 mmHg | 12 (3.9%) | |
<  80 mmHg | 8 (2.6%) | |
<  90 mmHg | 5 (1.6%) | |
<  100 mmHg | 7 (2.3%) | |
I don’t know | 61 (19.9%) | |
I do not measure/interpret absolute ankle pressures | 159 (51.8%) | |
Toe brachial pressure index cut-off value used for peripheral arterial disease b | <  0.50 | 13 (4.4%) |
<  0.55 | 8 (2.7%) | |
<  0.60 | 7 (2.4%) | |
<  0.65 | 9 (3.0%) | |
<  0.70 | 16 (5.4%) | |
<  0.75 | 2 (0.7%) | |
<  0.80 | 1 (0.3%) | |
<  0.90 | 1 (0.3%) | |
<  0.95 | 1 (0.3%) | |
<  1.00 | 1 (0.3%) | |
I don’t use TBPI | 236 (80.0%) | |
Absolute toe pressure cut-off value for Peripheral arterial disease | <  10 mmHg | 4 (1.3%) |
<  20 mmHg | 3 (1.0%) | |
<  30 mmHg | 15 (4.9%) | |
<  40 mmHg | 9 (2.9%) | |
<  50 mmHg | 8 (2.6%) | |
<  60 mmHg | 4 (1.3%) | |
<  70 mmHg | 6 (2.0%) | |
<  80 mmHg | 2 (0.7%) | |
<  90 mmHg | 1 (0.3%) | |
<  100 mmHg | 4 (1.3%) | |
I don’t know | 27 (8.8%) | |
I do not measure absolute toe pressure | 226 (73.6%) | |
Hand-held Doppler interpretation a | Audible output | 246 (80.4%) |
Visual output | 1 (0.3%) | |
Combination of audible and visual output | 51 (16.7%) | |
I do not use hand-held Doppler | 8 (2.6%) | |
When Audible and visual Doppler outputs are conflicting c | I place more emphasis on visual output | 11 (22.0%) |
I place more emphasis on audible output | 11 (22.0%) | |
I document both outputs separately | 23 (46.0%) | |
I place less emphasis on Doppler results overall | 5 (10.0%) | |
Doppler Audible output considered indicative of peripheral arterial disease | Monophasic sounds | 254 (82.7%) |
Weak biphasic sounds | 65 (21.2%) | |
Quiet or dampened sounds | 55 (17.9%) | |
“Whooshing” sounds | 41 (13.4%) | |
Absent sounds | 40 (13.0%) | |
Irregular or turbulent sounds | 30 (9.8%) | |
“Bounding” sounds | 20 (6.5%) | |
Sluggish or slow sounds | 11 (3.6%) | |
Sounds which are different between limbs | 4 (1.3%) |