Author/Editor		Poredoš, P; Likar, B
Title		Electric current increases oxygen delivery and enhances work capacity of claudicants leg
Type		članek
Source		In: Messmer K, Kuebler WM, editors. 6th world congress for microcirculation; 1996 Aug 25-30; Munich. Bologna: Monduzzi editore,
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 375-9
Language		eng
Abstract		The study deals with action of electric current on circulatory disturbances in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease of lower limbs (PAOD). 14 patients with intermittent claudication up to 200 m were treated with percutaneous application of alternating current (AC) (30 - 40 mA, 40 Hz 2h daily) for 6 weeks. The effects of AC were studied with TcPO2 measurement and calculation of working capacity of diseased leg. In treated it increased to significantly higher values tissues in controls after 3 weeks of treatment. TcPO2 decrease and total oxygen deficiency during exercise were lower in treated patients. The most significant change in TcPO2 during exercise resulted from AC treatment was the prolongation of the lag-time from beginning of exercise to the beginning of oxgen decrease. The results of our study shows that treatment of PAOD with AC current enhances delivery of oxygen to ischemic tissues and improves the working capacity of diseased leg.
Descriptors		INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY PHYSICAL ENDURANCE LEG BLOOD GAS MONITORING, TRANSCUTANEOUS EXERCISE