The "6 P's" of the Peripheral Vascular Assessment are commonly used as a neurological and neurocirculatory assessment. The "6 P's" are: pulselessness, (ischemic) pain, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis or paresis, and poikilothermia or "polar" (cool extremity). Some sources use delete poikilothermia for other "P's."
I have consulted many sources without success. My guess is that it appeared in a medical textbook since I cannot find any journal sources.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated!
Dr. Tom Oertel
The "6 P's" according to Pratt should have been described first by GH Pratt (Pratt GH: Arterial varices. A syndrome. Amer.J.Surg. 77,456 (1949)).
Best regards,
Gabriel
I have gotten a copy of Pratt's article, "Arterial Varices," [see attachment]. I do not see a reference to the 6 P's or elements of a formal neurovascular assessment in the article. Do you have another source that identifies Pratt as the originator of the "6 P's"?
Thanks again!
Tom
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