A Digital Tool for Measuring Healing of Chronic Wounds Treated with an Antioxidant Dressing: A Case Series
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.1.1. Wound Management
2.1.2. Statistical Analysis
2.1.3. Ethical Aspects
3. Results
3.1. Description of HELCOS Wound Healing Software
3.2. Description of Wounds
3.3. Healing Monitoring
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wound Characteristics | Mean (Standard Deviation) |
---|---|
Length in cm | 4.75 (3.45) |
Width in cm | 2.86 (1.75) |
Area in cm2 | 13.46 (16.88) |
Area in cm2 ** | 5.64 (17.58) |
Granulation tissue % | 34.05 (25.46) |
Devitalized tissue % | 64.82 (42.69) |
RESVECH 2.0 total score | 15.79 (4.73) |
ASSESMENT | % Granulation | % Slough | Area (cm2) |
---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 27.24 | 72.74 | 5.86 |
Week 2 | 76.99 | 23.01 | 3.74 |
Week 4 | 100 | 0 | 3.44 |
Week 6 | 27.24 | 72.74 | 5.86 |
Week 8 | COMPLETE HEALING |
ASSESMENT | % Granulation | % Slough | Area (cm2) |
---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 10.02 | 89.98 | 4.73 |
Week 2 | 41.1 | 50.73 | 1.49 |
Week 4 | 71.77 | 28.02 | 0.36 |
Week 6 | 69.17 | 30.83 | 0.68 |
Week 8 | COMPLETE HEALING |
ASSESMENT | % Granulation | % Slough | Area (cm2) |
---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 31.1 | 68.9 | 27.41 |
Week 2 | 6.4 | 92.84 | 27.95 |
Week 4 | 84.24 | 13.92 | 21.56 |
Week 6 | 83.95 | 16.04 | 21.30 |
Week 8 | 91.57 | 8.46 | 13.88 |
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Comino-Sanz, I.M.; Cabello Jaime, R.; Arboledas Bellón, J.; Jiménez-García, J.F.; Muñoz-Conde, M.; Díez Requena, M.J.; Díaz, F.J.G.; Castro, B.; Pancorbo-Hidalgo, P.L. A Digital Tool for Measuring Healing of Chronic Wounds Treated with an Antioxidant Dressing: A Case Series. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4147. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054147
Comino-Sanz IM, Cabello Jaime R, Arboledas Bellón J, Jiménez-García JF, Muñoz-Conde M, Díez Requena MJ, Díaz FJG, Castro B, Pancorbo-Hidalgo PL. A Digital Tool for Measuring Healing of Chronic Wounds Treated with an Antioxidant Dressing: A Case Series. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(5):4147. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054147
Chicago/Turabian StyleComino-Sanz, Inés María, Rafael Cabello Jaime, Josefina Arboledas Bellón, Juan Francisco Jiménez-García, Mercedes Muñoz-Conde, María José Díez Requena, Francisco Javier García Díaz, Begoña Castro, and Pedro Luis Pancorbo-Hidalgo. 2023. "A Digital Tool for Measuring Healing of Chronic Wounds Treated with an Antioxidant Dressing: A Case Series" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5: 4147. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054147