A Digital Tool for Measuring Healing of Chronic Wounds Treated with an Antioxidant Dressing: A Case Series

Inés María Comino-Sanz (), Rafael Cabello Jaime, Josefina Arboledas Bellón, Juan Francisco Jiménez-García, Mercedes Muñoz-Conde, María José Díez Requena, Francisco Javier García Díaz, Begoña Castro and Pedro Luis Pancorbo-Hidalgo
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Inés María Comino-Sanz: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Rafael Cabello Jaime: Malaga-Axarquia Health District, Andalusian Health Service, Av. del Sol, 43, 29740 Torre del Mar, Málaga, Spain
Josefina Arboledas Bellón: Northeast-Jaen Health District, Andalusian Health Service, Ctra. de Linares Km.1, 23400 Úbeda, Jaén, Spain
Juan Francisco Jiménez-García: Poniente-Almeria Health District, Andalusian Health Service, C. Jesus de Perceval, 22, 04700 El Ejido, Almería, Spain
Mercedes Muñoz-Conde: Malaga-Axarquia Health District, Andalusian Health Service, Av. del Sol, 43, 29740 Torre del Mar, Málaga, Spain
María José Díez Requena: Jaen Health District, Andalusian Health Service, Arquitecto Berges N°10, 23006 Jaén, Spain
Francisco Javier García Díaz: Malaga-Axarquia Health District, Andalusian Health Service, Av. del Sol, 43, 29740 Torre del Mar, Málaga, Spain
Begoña Castro: Histocell S.L., Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
Pedro Luis Pancorbo-Hidalgo: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-11

Abstract: (1) Abstract: Wound monitoring is an essential aspect in the evaluation of wound healing. This can be carried out with the multidimensional tool HELCOS, which develops a quantitative analysis and graphic representation of wound healing evolution via imaging. It compares the area and tissues present in the wound bed. This instrument is used for chronic wounds in which the healing process is altered. This article describes the potential use of this tool to improve the monitoring and follow-up of wounds and presents a case series of various chronic wounds with diverse etiology treated with an antioxidant dressing. (2) Methods: A secondary analysis of data from a case series of wounds treated with an antioxidant dressing and monitored with the HELCOS tool. (3) Results: The HELCOS tool is useful for measuring changes in the wound area and identifying wound bed tissues. In the six cases described in this article, the tool was able to monitor the healing of the wounds treated with the antioxidant dressing. (4) Conclusions: the monitoring of wound healing with this multidimensional HELCOS tool offers new possibilities to facilitate treatment decisions by healthcare professionals.

Keywords: wound healing; oxidative stress; antioxidant dressing; digital tool (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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