Research advances on application of sub-epidermal moisture scanner in monitoring tissue viability of early pressure injuries
10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20231101-00169
- VernacularTitle:表皮下水分扫描仪在早期压力性损伤组织存活力监测中的应用研究进展
- Author:
Yaolun WANG
1
;
Hongyang HU
;
Qing WU
;
Huiyan WEI
Author Information
1. 浙江大学医学院附属邵逸夫医院伤口造口专科，杭州 310016
- Keywords:
Pressure ulcer;
Early diagnosis;
Tissue viability;
Sub-epidermal moisture scanner
- From:
Chinese Journal of Burns
2024;40(1):96-100
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pressure injury (PI) not only reduces the quality of life of patients but also is expensive to manage, placing a heavy financial burden on patients and their families, and society. Despite the increasing diversity of methods used to identify early PI, there are still few methods that can truly and accurately predict early PI. The sub-epidermal moisture scanner is the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration-authorized PI management device that can predict the occurrence and development of PI by measuring the level of local tissue bio-capacitance and monitoring the tissue viability. As an emerging diagnostic instrument, the sub-epidermal moisture scanner has already shown great advantages in clinical practice, which can promote the informatization, digitization, and intelligent prevention and management of PI. This paper introduces the pathophysiological mechanism of PI, elucidates the working principle and parameter settings of the sub-epidermal moisture scanner, its clinical application in monitoring tissue viability in early PI, and its limitation, and looks forward to its future development.
