title: Comparison of standardized clinical evaluation of wounds using ruler length by width and Scout length by width measure and Scout perimeter trace.
abstract: The study objective was to examine precision in wound measurement using a recently Food and Drug Administration-approved Scout (WoundVision, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana) device to measure wound length (L) and width (W). Wound perimeter and a ruler measurement of L and W were also made. Images of 40 actual patient wounds were measured using the Scout device. All 3 techniques (length, width, perimeter) demonstrated acceptable within and between reader precision; however, the best precision was in wound perimeter measurement.
authors: Diane Langemo, PhD, RN, FAAN, is President of Langemo & Associates, and Adjunct Faculty, University of North Dakota College of Nursing, Grand Forks, North Dakota. James Spahn, MD, FACS, is Co-Owner, EHOB, WoundVision; and Thomas Spahn, MD, FACS, is Vice President, WoundVision, Indianapolis, Indiana. V. Chowdry Pinnamaneni, MD, is Medical Director of Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr Langemo has disclosed that she has received an honorarium from EHOB; she has received payment from WoundVision LLC, for writing or reviewing a manuscript and she is a consultant to WoundVision, LLC. Dr James Spahn has disclosed that he is the Managing Partner and Owner of WoundVision, LLC, and board member and employee of EHOB, Inc; his brother, Dr Thomas Spahn is an employee of WoundVision, LLC; and his son, JD Spahn, is a partner and owner of WoundVision, LLC. Dr Thomas Spahn has disclosed that he is Chief Medical Director, WoundVision, LLC. Dr Pinnamaneni has disclosed that he is the recipient of an honorarium from St. Vincent Hospital and is a consultant to WoundVision, LLC.
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mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012015:Reference Standards; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000592:standards; D014894:Weights and Measures; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy