2013
DOI: 10.1177/1534734613483768
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Training to Measure Ankle–Brachial Index at the Undergraduate Level

Abstract: We examined the effectiveness of teaching ankle-brachial index (ABI) measurement to medical students. ABI was estimated in 28 lower limbs by an experienced vascular surgeon. After a 2-week training course, 5 fourth-year students repeated the estimations and their results were compared with that of the trainer's. There was no difference in ABI values between trainees and trainer for subjects with mild-to-moderate peripheral arterial disease (PAD; 0.77 ± 0.22 vs 0.77 ± 0.19, respectively, P = .95). In the 4 norm… Show more

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“…They also had signifi cantly higher ABI measurement and total scores (P = 0.0485 and P = 0.0332, respectively). These results are in accordance with previous literature that showed that practical training improved the compliance with guidelines [14,15]. Indeed, Georgakarakos et al (2013) showed that the completion of 20 measurements in patients was required to achieve enough competency level to avoid misdiagnosing of PAD [15].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
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“…They also had signifi cantly higher ABI measurement and total scores (P = 0.0485 and P = 0.0332, respectively). These results are in accordance with previous literature that showed that practical training improved the compliance with guidelines [14,15]. Indeed, Georgakarakos et al (2013) showed that the completion of 20 measurements in patients was required to achieve enough competency level to avoid misdiagnosing of PAD [15].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…These results are in accordance with previous literature that showed that practical training improved the compliance with guidelines [14,15]. Indeed, Georgakarakos et al (2013) showed that the completion of 20 measurements in patients was required to achieve enough competency level to avoid misdiagnosing of PAD [15]. However, even among experienced residents, none of them knew how to perform the entire ABI procedure without any mistake with regard to current guidelines.…”
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“…A theoretical approach, as adopted by most French Medical Faculties to record the resting ABI, would probably be inappropriate [38]. Regarding ABI, a certain number of measurements must be recorded to build up competence [6,39,40]. Studies conducted by Scissons highlight a better system for classifying Doppler waveform morphologies with the person gaining experience with every waveform analysis [8,10].…”
Section: Teaching Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%