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ORCID:	http://orcid.org/0009-0008-7507-0528
Document type:	Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso
Access type:	Acesso Embargado
Title:	Identification of types of wound b e d tissue as a percentage and total wound area by planimetry in neuropathic and venous ulcers
Author:	Alcântara, Silvia Bottaro Carvalho Araújo, Juliano Gonçalved de Santos, Diogo Fernandes Silva, Tathiane Ribeiro da Goulart, Isabela Maria Bernardes Antunes, Douglas Eulálio
First Advisor:	Silva, Andréa Mara Bernardes da
First coorientator:	Antunes, Douglas Eulálio
First member of the Committee:	Junqueira, Marcelle Aparecida de Barros
Second member of the Committee:	Cunha, Cristiane Martins
Summary:	Background: Neuropathic and venous leg ulcers are chronic wounds associated with devitalized tissue and recurrent infection. Management should be guided by accurate tissue assessment, including the use of planimetry, which provides tissue types as a percentage of the total wound bed surface area. Objective: This innovative study aimed to assess and identify the wound bed tissues, as a percentage, of neuropathic and venous ulcers using digital planimetry, providing support to nurses optimize the management of necrotic tissues and, consequently, to avoid wound infection. Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 24 patients with chronic wounds who were assessed from January to March 2021 at the Wound Outpatients Clinic. The wound photographs were analyzed using Image J 1.53e and a smartphone with WoundDoc Plus® 2.8.2 via digital planimetry. Statistical analyses were performed using the binomial test, t-test, and Mann-Whitney. Results: Median wound areas (p = 0.3263) did not differ between the group with 2 or 3 risk factors for delayed healing (Md: 31.7) and the group with up to 1 risk factor (Md: 5.3). A low exudate level was associated with the up-to-1-risk-factor-for-delayed-healing group (p = 0.0405), while a medium level was associated with the two-or-three-risk-factor group (p = 0.0247). A heat map displayed the tissue percentages in the wound bed. In the group with 2 or 3 risk factors for delayed healing, 91.7% (11/12) had less than 70% granulation tissue, which was the primary factor for this group (p < 0.0 0 01). Additionally, 66.7% (8/12) of patients with 2 or 3 risk factors for delayed healing exhibited discolored and/or dark red granulation tissue as the primary factor (p = 0.0130). Conclusion: This novel identification of wound area and tissue types as a percentage, using digital planimetry, can play a crucial role in assisting nurses in decision-making related to the appropriate management of devitalized tissues. Furthermore, this measurements may facilitate the conducting of virtual wound consultations and offer valuable support in the development of protocols aimed at preventing infection and biofilm formation in the wound bed.
Keywords:	Wound Planimetry Percentage Granulation Slough
Area (s) of CNPq:	CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ENFERMAGEM::ENFERMAGEM DE SAUDE PUBLICA
Language:	eng
Country:	Brasil
Publisher:	Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Quote:	ALCÂNTARA, Silvia Bottaro Carvalho. Identification of types of wound bed tissue as a percentage and total wound area by planimetry in neuropathic and venous ulcers. 2023. 7 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Enfermagem) – Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, 2023.
URI:	https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/39734
Date of defense:	23-Nov-2023
Appears in Collections:	TCC - Enfermagem

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