ArticleAdvances in skin & wound care2019
Use of Thermal Imaging to Identify Deep-Tissue Pressure Injury on Admission Reduces Clinical and Financial Burdens of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries.
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- Uses of infrared thermography in acute illness: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Imaging Protocols on Thermal Detection of Pressure Injuries: Threshold versus Deep Learning Across Skin Tones.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Modulation of Macrophage ferroptosis under the guide of infrared thermography promotes the healing of pressure injuries.Journal of advanced research · 2026Article
- Reframing Ankle Sprain Management: The Role of Thermography in Ligament Injury Monitoring.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of Imaging Protocols on Convolutional Neural Network-Based Pressure Injury Detection.Research square · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Scoping Review on the Use of Point-Of-Care Infrared Thermography Devices for Assessing Various Wound Types.International wound journal · 2025Article
- Digitalized Thermal Inspection Method of the Low-Frequency Stimulation Pads for Preventing Low-Temperature Burn in Sensitive Skin.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Clinical Applications, Legal Considerations and Implementation Challenges of Smartphone-Based Thermography: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The use of thermal imaging for evaluation of peripheral tissue perfusion in surgical patients with septic shock.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Observational
- Sodium Danshensu Cream Promotes the Healing of Pressure Ulcers in Mice through the Nrf2/HO-1 and NF-κB Pathways.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Critical biomechanical and clinical insights concerning tissue protection when positioning patients in the operating room: A scoping review.International wound journal · 2020Article
- Prospective Evaluation of Thermographic Imaging for Early Detection of Pressure Injuries: A Follow-Up Study.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair SocietyArticle
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Abstract
A deep-tissue pressure injury (DTPI) is a serious type of pressure injury that begins in tissue over bony prominences and can lead to the development of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs). Using a commercially available thermal imaging system, study authors documented a total of 12 thermal anomalies in 9 of 114 patients at the time of admission to one of the study institution's ICUs over a 2-month period. An intensive, proven wound prevention protocol was immediately implemented for each of these patients. Of these 12 anomalies, 2 ultimately manifested as visually identifiable DTPIs. This represented a 60% reduction in the authors' institution's historical DTPIs/HAPI rate. Because these DTPIs were documented as present on admission using the thermal imaging tool, researchers avoided a revenue loss associated with nonreimbursed costs of care and also estimated financial benefits associated with litigation expenses known to be generated with HAPIs.Using thermal imaging to document DTPIs when patients present has the potential to significantly reduce expenses associated with pressure injury litigation. The clinical and financial benefits of early documentation of skin surface thermal anomalies in anatomical areas of interest are significant.
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