The purpose of this study is to further clarify existing research on the early identification and documentation of suspected deep tissue injury (sDTI). Basic principles of physiology along with prior research suggests that sDTI has quantifiable amounts of heat (or lack thereof) relative to surrounding tissue that will exhibit characteristic thermal signatures (temperature). These signatures will be measured and quantitatively recorded using long-wave infrared thermography (LWIT) to not only identify sDTI, but to also learn more about their pathophysiological evolution. Additionally, the LWIT physiological data will be cross-compared to the gold standard of visual assessment and other current standards of wound evaluation.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
Standard of Care Only
Kindred Hospital Dayton
Dayton, Ohio, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of anatomical areas with intact skin and a thermographic anomaly that progress to a stageable pressure ulcer
Sensitivity and specificity of a thermographic anomaly that progresses to a stageable pressure ulcer
Time frame: Up to 25 days
Number of anatomical areas with intact skin and a thermographic anomaly that do not progress to a stageable pressure ulcer
Sensitivity and specificity of a thermographic anomaly that does not progress to a stageable pressure ulcer
Time frame: Up to 25 days
Temperature change associated with anatomical areas after a stageable pressure ulcer occurs
Time frame: Up to 25 days
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