title: Measurement of the area of venous ulcers using two software programs.
abstract: to compare the measurement area of venous ulcers using AutoCAD(r) and Image Tool software.
  
  
  
  this was an assessment of reproducibility tests conducted in a angiology clinic of a university hospital. Data were collected from 21 patients with venous ulcers, in the period from March to July of 2015, using a collection form and photograph of wounds. Five nurses (evaluators) of the hospital skin wound study group participated. The wounds were measured using both software programs. Data were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficient, concordance correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman analysis. The study met the ethical aspects in accordance with current legislation.
  
  
  
  the size of ulcers varied widely, however, without significant difference between the measurements; an excellent intraclass and concordance correlation was found between both software programs, which seem to be more accurate when measuring a wound area >10 cm².
  
  
  
  the use of both software programs is appropriate for measurement of venous ulcers, appearing to be more accurate when used to measure a wound area > 10 cm².
authors.affiliation: Doctoral student, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thaís Dresch
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Eberhardt
authors.affiliation: PhD, Adjunct Professor, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Suzinara Beatriz Soares de
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Administração, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luis Felipe Dias
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eline de Lima
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.affiliation: PhD, Adjunct Professor, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Teresinha Heck
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Weiller
authors.affiliation: Master's student, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Graziele Gorete Portella da
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Fonseca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012984:Software; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000473:pathology*