Thermographic mapping of the abdomen in healthy subjects and patients after enterostoma

Journal of Wound Care
C J R Siah, C Childs

Abstract

Heat is a sign and symptom of surgical wound infection in wound assessment criteria but there is currently no diagnostic tool being used in clinical practice to assess the skin temperature of surgical wounds. Using thermal imaging, the objective of this study was to map the temperature of the healing surgical wound and to provide confirmatory data of: a) optimum IR imaging distance from skin temperature target field of view (FOV) b) body composition effects on abdominal skin surface temperature readings c) thermal mapping characteristics of infected versus non-infected wounds post stoma-closure. The abdominal skin surface temperature of healthy, afebrile subjects was measured under controlled, ambient conditions in a small (240cm x 320cm) clinical room. Subject standing positions were 30cm, 60cm and 100cm from the IR camera. Abdominal skin surface temperature and thermal imaging maps were acquired in a population of surgical patients before and after closure of enterostoma. Subjects (30) aged 19-52 (median=29) years were recruited. At a distance of 100cm, each of nine anatomical regions showed a decrease in mean temperature as BMI increased. Subjects with BMI >25 had lower mean abdominal temperatures. Statistically significant ...Continue Reading

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Jun 9, 2016·Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology·Damien RiquetJean-Luc Bodnar
Sep 10, 2016·Journal of Wound Care·Rachel Webb
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Nov 27, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Charmaine Childs, Hora Soltani
Dec 16, 2020·Journal of Wound Care·Anna BilskaDariusz Szukiewicz
Jun 18, 2021·Irish Veterinary Journal·Ioannis ProiosMartin Kaske

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