Alt Title

Ankle brachial index versus qualitative pulse assessment in male veterans undergoing arteriotomy

Publication Date

1995

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Cassidy, Virginia R.

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

School of Nursing

LCSH

Arteries--Surgery--Nursing; Pulse--Measurement

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between qualitative and quantitative peripheral pulse assessment data pre-arteriotomy and post-arteriotomy in a convenience sample of 60 adult males having an elective cardiac catheterization. Using a physiologic framework, two pulse assessments were calculated. A qualitative assessment was achieved by grading the peripheral pulses in the lower extremities on a scale of 0-4 before and after the catheterization. Quantitative data were gathered by calculating an ankle-brachial index (ABI) before and after catheterization. A pre- and post-Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the degree and direction of the relationship. There was a statistically significant relationship found at the .010 level. The percent of explained variance provided a more clinically usefully representation of the data. The ability of a qualitative method of pulse assessment to predict the actual blood flow as measured by ABI ranged from only 10 to 28 percent.

Comments

Includes bibliographical references (pages [46]-47)

Extent

v, 69 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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NIU theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from Huskie Commons for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without the written permission of the authors.

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