A recent article in the Future Of Personal Health brought to life the story of a patient recently discovered to have PAD using PADnet. A doctor observed a patient walking with pain, and after discussions with the patient, determined ordering a PADnet test for the patient was clinically-relevant. The doctor’s Read more…
A study published online in Diabetes Care on April 5th, 2018 determined that diabetes patients undergoing lower-limb amputations have a high risk of postoperative mortality. The study used a cohort of over 300,000 patients diagnosed with diabetes between 2005 and 2014. Researchers from the University of Otago in Wellington, New Read more…
A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that one sixth of patients admitted to a hospital for revascularization for PAD were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. Primary reasons were complications, sepsis, and diabetes. The study involved 1,085 US acute care hospitals, covering 61,969 hospitalizations. The study Read more…