Analysis of Wounds by Evaporative Water Loss in Man.
Abstract
Cytokine growth factors are known to increase wound healing in animals and may be found to soon have an impact on human wounds, wound infections, and debridements. In order to assess the impact of these factors one must first establish a quantitative method of measurement for wound healing. This protocol's intent was to devise such a method using evaporative water loss otherwise referred to as Transcutaneous Water Evaporative Loss (TWEL). We attempted to apply an evapormeter to assist in the measurement of TWEL. Patients entered into the study were those who had undergone recent breast biopsies with TWEL readings taken immediately after the biopsy and approximately 5 additional readings at clinic visits once a week. Data thus far, however, has been noncontributory to the analysis due to multiple difficulties with the evapormeter and establishing a method for using the evapormeter in this type of a wound healing process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 21, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA290327
Entities
People
- Henry C. Jefferson
- Samuel Cucinell
- Sharon L. Hammond