Measurement of the area of venous ulcers using two software programs

Eberhardt, Thaís Dresch; Lima, Suzinara Beatriz Soãres de; Lopes, Luís Felipe Dias; Borges, Eline de Lima; Weiller, Teresinha Heck; Fonseca, Graziele Gorete Portella da

doi:10.1590/1518-8345.1673.2862

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“…A total of 2610 literatures were retrieved from the preliminary search. After step‐by‐step screening, 14 literatures 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 met the inclusion criteria. The literature screening process is shown in Figure 1 .…”

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The clinical value of intelligent wound measurement devices in patients with chronic wounds: A scoping review

Wu,

2024

International Wound Journal

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Chronic wounds are common in clinical practice, with long treatment cycle and high treatment cost. Changes in wound area can well predict the effectiveness of treatment and the possibility of healing. Therefore, continuous wound monitoring and evaluation are particularly important. Traditional manual wound measurement tends to overestimate wound area. Recently, various intelligent wound measurement devices have been introduced into clinical practice. This review aims to summarise the reliability, validity, types and measurement principles of different intelligent wound measurement devices, so as to analyse the clinical value and application prospect. Articles numbering 2610 were retrieved from the database, and 14 articles met the inclusion criteria. The results showed that the intelligent wound measurement devices included in the study reported good reliability and validity. Contact devices can lead to wound bed damage, wound deformation, patient pain, and is not convenient for electronic wound recording; partial contact devices can complete continuous monitoring and recording of wounds, but are not sensitive to wound depth measurement. Non‐contact devices are more accurate in capturing wound images. In addition to wound measurement, they also have the function of wound assessment. In general, handheld and portable non‐contact devices have great clinical value and promotion prospects.

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The clinical value of intelligent wound measurement devices in patients with chronic wounds: A scoping review

Wu,

2024

International Wound Journal

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“…Measurement errors were given in the study of Franek et al from 2.7% to 13.1%, Waniczek et al 1.46%, Foltyński et al from 0.43% to 1.73%. In this study, errors ranged from 0.07 to 0.64% [14,[16][17][18][19][20].…”

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“…Then, on this basis, the outline of the ulceration was made and the marker was calculated from the given formula: wound area = (wound area obtained with AutoCAD ×9)/(square area obtained with AutoCAD). Researchers have shown that the program is more accurate for ulcers over 10 cm 2 than for ulcers lower 10 cm 2 , without specifying accuracy [16,17].…”

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Determining the measurement accuracy in assessing the progress of wound healing

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Chmielewska³

2023

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Introduction: Wound management is a challenge in terms of the way, duration and cost of treatment both for the patient and health providers. The healing of skin wounds is a highly multi-step coordinated process. Objective monitoring of treatment at every stage is necessary to assess the applied therapy. Aim: To show the possibility of using the AutoCad software (ACS) as a tool with a slight measurement error for accurate measurement of the venous leg ulcers on the lower limbs. Material and methods: To determine the error of the measurement method Circle Templates For Drafting for four different sizes were used as ulcer models. Seventy-six wounds of various sizes from patients with venous leg ulcers (VLUs) were photographed and outlined with a marker on a transparent foil. The wounds were measured both using ACS and digital planimetry with C-Geo software (CGS). Data were analysed using Wilcoxon test, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland-Altman analysis. Results: The mean relative error of the surface wound model area measured by the ACS was 0.30 ±0.31% (range: 0.004-1.25) and a median of 0.18%. Areas and perimeters measured with ACS were higher than areas and perimeters measured with CGS, and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusions: The analysis of the wound images obtained in the ACS showed a very high potential of the software in terms of the accuracy of the analysed areas, which significantly increases the possibility of the analysis and reduces the measurement error in relation to planimetry using a digital digitizer.

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“…A su vez, las tendencias de las diferencias de medianas y sus signifi cancias entre tiempo y tipo de úlcera, sustentan que se necesita mayor tiempo para la cicatrización en los tipos más complicados de úlceras como las de tipo 4, las cuales presentan compromiso de tejido subcutáneo, mayor a 10 cm de extensión y altamente exudativas. (1) Los valores fueron signifi cativos entre la segunda y tercera medición (respecto a la primera), no así entre la cuarta y quinta medición, lo que se relaciona con la rápida acción del producto utilizado y además, que en estas mediciones se encontraron las úlcera de menor complejidad, por lo tanto, los valores poco signifi cativos de las últimas mediciones se pueden deber al menor tamaño de las lesiones tipo 4 en la fase fi nal de epitelización, lo que compatibiliza con la situación descrita por Eberhardt et al, (20) quienes compararon softwares para la medición del área de úlceras venosas, detectando mayor precisión en úlceras venosas mayores a 10 cm 2 .…”

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