title: Perfusion of burn wounds assessed by laser doppler imaging is related to burn depth and healing time.
abstract: Average perfusion in various burn wounds was assessed using Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI). The time necessary for a complete healing of the wound was compared to the results of the LDI measurements. A certain depth of burn was associated with a typical pattern of perfusion in the course of time. There was a significant difference between average perfusion in a full thickness burn requiring surgical treatment and burns with regenerative capacities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Martini Hospital, PO Box 30033, 9700, Groningen, The Netherlands. f.w.h.kloppenberg@mzh.nl
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Kloppenberg
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Beerthuizen
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: ten Duis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014945:Wound Healing