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Parvizi D, Giretzlehner M, Dirnberger J, et al. The use of telemedicine in burn care: development of a mobile system for TBSA documentation and remote assessment. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2014;27(2):94-100
Parvizi, D., Giretzlehner, M., Dirnberger, J., Owen, R., Haller, H. L., Schintler, M. V., Wurzer, P., Lumenta, D. B., & Kamolz, L. P. (2014). The use of telemedicine in burn care: development of a mobile system for TBSA documentation and remote assessment. Annals of burns and fire disasters, 27(2), 94-100.
Parvizi, D, et al. "The use of telemedicine in burn care: development of a mobile system for TBSA documentation and remote assessment." Annals of burns and fire disasters vol. 27,2 (2014): 94-100.
Parvizi D, Giretzlehner M, Dirnberger J, Owen R, Haller HL, Schintler MV, Wurzer P, Lumenta DB, Kamolz LP. The use of telemedicine in burn care: development of a mobile system for TBSA documentation and remote assessment. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2014 Jun 30;27(2):94-100. PMID: 26170783; PMCID: PMC4396802.
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Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2014 Jun 30;27(2):94-100.

The use of telemedicine in burn care: development of a mobile system for TBSA documentation and remote assessment.

Annals of burns and fire disasters

D Parvizi, M Giretzlehner, J Dirnberger, R Owen, H L Haller, M V Schintler, P Wurzer, D B Lumenta, L P Kamolz

Affiliations

  1. Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
  2. Research Unit Medical-Informatics, RISC Software GmbH, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Hagenberg, Austria.
  3. AUVA, Trauma Center Linz, Austria.

PMID: 26170783 PMCID: PMC4396802

Abstract

The requirements for accurate documentation within the process of burn assessment have increased dramatically over the years. TBSA (total body surface area) and burn depth are commonly determined by visual inspection, especially in the emergency or acute care setting. However, inexperience often results in incorrect estimation of these factors. In 2001, BurnCase 3D was initiated in order to develop a tool for objective burn assessment and documentation on mobile devices (Apple iPhoneTM). The centerpiece is a 3D model representing the actual patient. At two international burn meetings, a survey containing three pictures of patients was conducted and this data was collected. A patient-specific 3D model adapted to the height and weight of the real patient was created and the digital picture was superimposed in the computer system. The burns were transferred to the model and the TBSA in % was calculated by the software BurnCase 3D. The preferred methods of the 80 respondents for burn extent estimation were: the Rule of Nines (38%), the Rule of Palm (37%) and the Lund-Browder chart (18%). Analysis showed very high deviations of TBSA within the participants, even among the group of experts. In comparison to a computer-aided method we found massive overestimation of up to 230%. The use of BurnCase 3D could have a true impact on the quality of treatment in burns. In the acute care setting for burn injuries, telemedicine has great potential to help guide decisions regarding triage and transfer based on TBSA, burn depth, patient age and injury mechanism.

Keywords: BurnCase 3D; TBSA; application; burn injuries; telemedicine

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