Photograph-based diagnosis of burns in patients with dark-skin types: The importance of case and assessor characteristics. Issue 6 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boissin, C.; Laflamme, L.; Wallis, L.; Fleming, J.; Hasselberg, M.
• Is Part Of: Burns. Volume 41:Issue 6(2015)
• Page Start: 1253
• Page End: 1260
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Burns and scalds -- Periodicals; 617.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.12.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0305-4179

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">On dark-skin types, burn size and depth was accurately diagnosed using photographs.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Inter-rater reliability was low, but higher among the SA group and burn surgeons.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Intra-rater reliability was high.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">There was more variability in results for burn size than for burn depth.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Case characteristics can affect burn tele-diagnostic accuracy.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>