Outcome measurements in wound healing are not inclusive: a way forward.
Standardized outcome measurement in wound healing has been an elusive goal. Whilst research into wound healing science and technology continues to progress rapidly, the lack of a uniform outcome assessment is making comparative analysis of results difficult. This paper seeks to outline the reported clinical, physiological, and histological outcomes that have been utilized in the literature. A minimal data set base for wound outcome evaluation is also established to be validated by future multivariate analysis of patient data.
Matousek
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Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Liverpool Hospital and South Western Clinical School University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Deva
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Mani
Raj
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D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000639:trends; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy