Bioimpedance spectroscopy is a valid and reliable measure of edema following hand burn injury (Part 1-method validation)

The assessment of swelling following burn injury is complicated by the presence of wounds and dressings and due to patients experiencing significant pain and impaired movement. There remains a lack of sensitive objective measures for edema in patients presenting with hand burn injury. Bioimpedance s...

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Main Authors: Edwick, Dale, Hince, D.A., Rawlins, J.M., Wood, F.M., Edgar, D.W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93925
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author Edwick, Dale
Hince, D.A.
Rawlins, J.M.
Wood, F.M.
Edgar, D.W.
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Hince, D.A.
Rawlins, J.M.
Wood, F.M.
Edgar, D.W.
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description The assessment of swelling following burn injury is complicated by the presence of wounds and dressings and due to patients experiencing significant pain and impaired movement. There remains a lack of sensitive objective measures for edema in patients presenting with hand burn injury. Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is a measure of body composition that has been demonstrated by our group to be reliable for measuring whole body and limb edema during resuscitation and to be sensitive to edema changes within healing wounds. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of BIS as a measure of edema following hand burn injury specifically. One hundred patients presenting with burn injury including a portion of a hand were recruited to this trial. Repeated measures of the hand were recorded using a novel application of BIS and in parallel with water displacement volumetry (WDV). The results were analyzed using mixed-effects regressions. Paired repeated measures were obtained for 195 hands, using four electrode configurations. BIS demonstrated high reliability in measuring hand BIS-Intraclass Correlation Coefficient 0.995 to 0.999 (95% CI 0.992-1.000) and sensitivity-Minimum Detectable Difference 0.74 to 3.86 Ω (0.09-0.48 Ω/cm). A strong correlation was shown with WDV, Pearson's r = −0.831 to −0.798 (P < .001). BIS is a sensitive and reliable measure of edema following acute hand burn injury.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-939252024-01-26T08:30:02Z Bioimpedance spectroscopy is a valid and reliable measure of edema following hand burn injury (Part 1-method validation) Edwick, Dale Hince, D.A. Rawlins, J.M. Wood, F.M. Edgar, D.W. Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Critical Care Medicine Dermatology Surgery General & Internal Medicine BIOELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS UPPER-EXTREMITY VOLUME CONCURRENT VALIDITY LYMPHEDEMA RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT DIAGNOSIS SURVIVORS EXERCISE Adult Body Water Burns Edema Electric Impedance Female Hand Injuries Humans Male Reproducibility of Results Spectrum Analysis Body Water Humans Burns Hand Injuries Edema Spectrum Analysis Reproducibility of Results Electric Impedance Adult Female Male The assessment of swelling following burn injury is complicated by the presence of wounds and dressings and due to patients experiencing significant pain and impaired movement. There remains a lack of sensitive objective measures for edema in patients presenting with hand burn injury. Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is a measure of body composition that has been demonstrated by our group to be reliable for measuring whole body and limb edema during resuscitation and to be sensitive to edema changes within healing wounds. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of BIS as a measure of edema following hand burn injury specifically. One hundred patients presenting with burn injury including a portion of a hand were recruited to this trial. Repeated measures of the hand were recorded using a novel application of BIS and in parallel with water displacement volumetry (WDV). The results were analyzed using mixed-effects regressions. Paired repeated measures were obtained for 195 hands, using four electrode configurations. BIS demonstrated high reliability in measuring hand BIS-Intraclass Correlation Coefficient 0.995 to 0.999 (95% CI 0.992-1.000) and sensitivity-Minimum Detectable Difference 0.74 to 3.86 Ω (0.09-0.48 Ω/cm). A strong correlation was shown with WDV, Pearson's r = −0.831 to −0.798 (P < .001). BIS is a sensitive and reliable measure of edema following acute hand burn injury. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93925 10.1093/jbcr/iraa071 English OXFORD UNIV PRESS restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Surgery
General & Internal Medicine
BIOELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS
UPPER-EXTREMITY VOLUME
CONCURRENT VALIDITY
LYMPHEDEMA
RELIABILITY
MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT
DIAGNOSIS
SURVIVORS
EXERCISE
Adult
Body Water
Burns
Edema
Electric Impedance
Female
Hand Injuries
Humans
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Spectrum Analysis
Body Water
Humans
Burns
Hand Injuries
Edema
Spectrum Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Electric Impedance
Adult
Female
Male
Edwick, Dale
Hince, D.A.
Rawlins, J.M.
Wood, F.M.
Edgar, D.W.
Bioimpedance spectroscopy is a valid and reliable measure of edema following hand burn injury (Part 1-method validation)
title Bioimpedance spectroscopy is a valid and reliable measure of edema following hand burn injury (Part 1-method validation)
title_full Bioimpedance spectroscopy is a valid and reliable measure of edema following hand burn injury (Part 1-method validation)
title_fullStr Bioimpedance spectroscopy is a valid and reliable measure of edema following hand burn injury (Part 1-method validation)
title_full_unstemmed Bioimpedance spectroscopy is a valid and reliable measure of edema following hand burn injury (Part 1-method validation)
title_short Bioimpedance spectroscopy is a valid and reliable measure of edema following hand burn injury (Part 1-method validation)
title_sort bioimpedance spectroscopy is a valid and reliable measure of edema following hand burn injury (part 1-method validation)
topic Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Surgery
General & Internal Medicine
BIOELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS
UPPER-EXTREMITY VOLUME
CONCURRENT VALIDITY
LYMPHEDEMA
RELIABILITY
MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT
DIAGNOSIS
SURVIVORS
EXERCISE
Adult
Body Water
Burns
Edema
Electric Impedance
Female
Hand Injuries
Humans
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Spectrum Analysis
Body Water
Humans
Burns
Hand Injuries
Edema
Spectrum Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Electric Impedance
Adult
Female
Male
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93925