Accession Number:

AD1041556

Title:

Spectroscopic Biomarkers for Monitoring Wound Healing and Infection in Wounds

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,15 May 2013,14 May 2014

Corporate Author:

The Geneva Foundation Tacoma United States

Personal Author(s):

• Elster, Eric
• Crane,Nicole

Report Date:

2014-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

The complexity and severity of the extremity wounds seen in recent military operations have necessitated the demand for improved wound assessment, before, during and after medical treatment. We have quantified parameters such as tissue oxygenation, tissue temperature and the molecular environment at specific locations within the wound, to better understand the wound healing process in various wound phenotypes. This has helped us to establish which parameters are most important for a correct initial assessment of the wound along with a more accurate wound healing prediction. We will apply the same research strategy to wound healing in a civilian trauma center. The parameters bearing the most weight will be used to diagnose trauma wounds and predict patient outcome.

Descriptors:

• wounds and injuries
• raman spectroscopy
• military operations
• trauma
• healing
• images
• TISSUES

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE