Monitoring wound healing by odour

A pilot study using electronic aroma detection was performed over a six-month period to assess the aroma of chronic non-healing venous leg ulcers and the effect of appropriate antibiotic therapy on modification of the aroma. Deep infection with pathogenic organisms was found on biopsy culture in 13...

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Published inJournal of wound care Vol. 6; no. 5; p. 219
Main Authors Greenwood, J E, Crawley, B A, Clark, S L, Chadwick, P R, Ellison, D A, Oppenheim, B A, McCollum, C N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.05.1997
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Electronics, Medical - instrumentation
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing Assessment - methods
Odorants
Pilot Projects
Wound Healing
Wound Infection - microbiology
Wound Infection - nursing
Wound Infection - physiopathology
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Summary:A pilot study using electronic aroma detection was performed over a six-month period to assess the aroma of chronic non-healing venous leg ulcers and the effect of appropriate antibiotic therapy on modification of the aroma. Deep infection with pathogenic organisms was found on biopsy culture in 13 out of 15 patients. Odour analysis was performed at weekly intervals on the ulcer dressings using an AromaScan instrument. Data points on the aroma maps moved from their pre-treatment presentation. Alterations in aroma data correlated well with the progress of the ulcers. Aroma analysis is shown to be a potential tool in monitoring the progress towards healing of chronic venous ulcers.
ISSN:0969-0700
2052-2916
DOI:10.12968/jowc.1997.6.5.219