IRTIVS

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Infrared thermal imaging in vascular surgery

• IRAS ID

  228085

• Contact name

  Julien Al Shakarchi

• Sponsor organisation

  Dudley Group of hospital NHS Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) can be treated by either percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) or open revascularisation surgery. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is used to assess the effect of treatment, but only shows re-establishment of blood flow in the main arteries and large side branches of the lower extremities and feet. On DSA, critical blood flow to the microcirculation of the actual ischemic target tissue is not visible. There is no available routine accurate method of monitoring revascularization of the microcirculation.
  Since tissue temperature reflects blood perfusion, we hypothesize that infrared thermography would be to show differences in feet reperfusion and might have the potential to be used as a monitoring tool of microcirculation.

• REC name

  London - South East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/LO/0166

• Date of REC Opinion

  7 Feb 2018

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion