Cutaneous Perfusion Dynamics of the Lower Abdomen in Healthy Normal Weight, Overweight and Obese Women: Methods Development Using Infrared Thermography with Applications for Future Wound Management after Caesarean Section.
Charmaine ChildsHarriet NwaizuElizabeth BullivantJon Raffe WillmottMatthew DaviesKaren OuseyHora SoltaniRichard M JacquesPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)
Cutaneous 'perforator' mapping of the abdomen (via hot spot appearance) in healthy women, as a potential and future method for risk of perfusion-dependent wound healing complications, reveals that bedside mapping of skin perfusion is feasible over a short interval. Hot spot number was not influenced by BMI or indicators of central fat distribution (abdominal circumference) indicating variability in an individual's vascular anatomy. This study provides the underpinning methodology for personalised perfusion assessment after incisional surgery which may be a more reliable indicator of potential healing complications than body habitus as is currently the norm.
Keyphrases
- wound healing
- body mass index
- contrast enhanced
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- surgical site infection
- high resolution
- risk factors
- current status
- minimally invasive
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- high density
- physical activity
- weight loss
- coronary artery bypass
- computed tomography
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- risk assessment
- insulin resistance
- atrial fibrillation
- breast reconstruction