Clinical Profile Of Peripheral Arterial Disease At Emergency Department In Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital Addis Abeba Ethiopia.

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Background:Peripheral Arterial Disease is defined as ankle-brachial index < 0.90 and it is arnprogressive occlusion of arteries supplying the peripheral vasculature.Globally, 202 millionrnpeople were living with peripheral artery disease in 2010. Recent reports suggest that the burdenrnof PAD has increased globally over the last decade. A meta-analysis of global PAD prevalencernin low and middle income countries (LMICs) and high income countries (HICs) estimated thatrn14.2million people had PAD in sub-Saharan Africa in 2010.rnObjective:to assess the clinical Profile of Peripheral Arterial Disease at Emergency Departmentrnin Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.rnMethodology: This study was a retrospective record based quantitative study conducted fromrnSeptember 2016 to May 2018diagnosed at emergency department of Tikur Anbesa SpecializedrnHospital. Data was entered and analyzedusing SPSS version 21 descriptive statistics was carriedrnout to explore the socio-demographic characteristics of the patient, prevalence of peripheralrnarterial disease, clinical profile and the outcome of the disease and the results was summarized asrnfrequencies and percentages. P < 0.05 considered to be statically significant.rnResult: From total of 105 recorded data 73 were males and 32 were females. The male to femalernratio was 2.3:1 and age range was 13-100, with a mean age of 56.5 years. PrevalencernofPeripheral Arterial Disease in males and females were 69.5%, 30.5% respectively and thernhighest prevalence was at the age range of 57-67 years 24(22.9%).rnConclusion and recommendation: Prevalence ofPeripheral Arterial Disease in males was twicernthan in females in this study. The prevalence of “traditional” cardiovascular disease risk factorsrnsuch as hypertension, diabetes, and alcohol was high among individuals with Peripheral ArterialrnDisease. Most subjects had prolonged length of study in the emergency department.

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Clinical Profile Of Peripheral Arterial Disease At Emergency Department In Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital Addis Abeba Ethiopia.

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