Noninvasive measurement of edema in partial thickness burn wounds
- Cross, Karen M.
- Leonardi, Lorenzo
- Gomez, Manuel
- Friesen, Jeri R.
- Levasseur, Michelle A.
- Schattka, Bernie J.
- Sowa, Michael G.
- Fish, Joel S.
DOIAbstract
A lack of noninvasive tools to quantify edema has limited our understanding of burn wound edema pathophysiology in a clinical setting. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) is a new noninvasive tool able to measure water concentration/edema in tissue. The purpose of this study was to determine whether NIR could detect water concentration changes or edema formation in acute partial-thickness burn injuries. Adult burn patients within 72 hours postinjury, thermal etiology, partial-thickness burn depth, and <20% TBSA were included. Burn wounds were stratified into partial-thickness superficial or deep wounds based on histology and wound healing time. NIR devices were used to quantify edema in a burn and respective control sites. The sample populatio...
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