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.
Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Liverpool Hospital and South Western Clinical School University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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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