Comparing passive leg raising and suprasystolic ankle occlusion responses to quantify age-related microcirculatory status

The skin provides an easy accessible vascular network to assess microcirculation by laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF), and transcutaneous (tc) gasometry, widely known techniques used for this purpose. the objective of this study was to assess and compare the microcirculation status of different age subj...

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Main Authors: Henrique Silva, Hugo Ferreira, Julia Bujan, L Monteiro Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ALIES - Associação Lusófona para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação e do Ensino das Ciências da Saúde 2015-12-01
Series:Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research (BBR)
Subjects:
PLR
LDF
Online Access:http://www.alies.pt/BBR%20Editions/Vol-12-2-2015/art5_vf2.pdf