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A NEW MEANS OF ASSESSING HEALING IN CHRONIC VENOUS ULCERATION
Author(s) -
Katelaris P.,
Fletcher J. P.,
Little J. M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1986.tb01862.x
Subject(s) - medicine , varicose ulcer , projector , venous leg ulcer , surgery , artificial intelligence , computer science
A new method of assessing venous ulceration has been developed using a camera, slide projector. viewing box and planimeter. This method is accurate and reproducible. Thirtcen patients with chronic venous ulcers wcrc studied. The method enabled a healing curve to be constructed for cach ulcer. The healing rate for the group was determined by construction of a linear regression line of best fit through the averaged data points. This method allows accurate comparisons to be made bctween treatment regimes.