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Skin and Vascular Assessments

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Measurements in Wound Healing

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This chapter discusses the established and new techniques available to assess the skin and vascular systems. Objective reliable data that permit accurate diagnosis about the wound edge and the macrocirculation are vital for wound management. The chapter also goes into measurements in the microcirculation dealing with research and routine techniques. Measurements of the microcirculation are especially important today when diabetes and therefore diabetic foot disease are increasing rapidly in prevalence. The chapter also presents high resolution ultrasound which permits location of oedema – a common complication of wounds.

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  1. Wound Healing Research Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Marco Romanelli M.D., Ph.D. & Valentina Dini M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Clinical Measurements, Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK

    Raj Mani D.Sc., FACA

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  3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, New F. Jodhpur Colony 6, Varanasi, 221 005, India

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Romanelli, M., Dini, V., Mani, R. (2012). Skin and Vascular Assessments. In: Mani, R., Romanelli, M., Shukla, V. (eds) Measurements in Wound Healing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2987-5_11

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