Burn wound depth assessment--is laser Doppler imaging the best measurement tool available?
Accurate early assessment of burn wound depth is increasingly important in clinical decision-making. Clinimetric principles are absolutely mandatory while developing a new test or tool for use in the clinical setting. This article critically evaluates the clinimetrics of a powerful tool for assessment of burn depth and whether Laser Doppler Imaging can meet those criteria by virtue of differentiation between superficial and deep burns.
Mandal
Anirban
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Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK. animandal@hotmail.com
D002056:Burns / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography