Using electrocardiogram electrodes to monitor skin impedance spectroscopic response when skin is subjected to sustained static pressure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Impedance spectroscopy is a non-invasive technique which can be used to monitor skin barrier function, with potential applications in early-stage pressure ulcer detection. This paper describes how changes in skin impedance, due to mechanical damage of the stratum corneum by tape stripping or applied pressure, can be straightforwardly measured using commercial electrocardiogram electrodes and a relatively low-cost impedance analyser. Two models of pressure injury were studied, an ex vivo porcine and in vivo human skin model.

Objectives

Determine whether impedance spectroscopy may have potential utility in measuring the effect on skin of applied pressure on early-stage pressure injury.

Methods

Two models were utilized to measure the effect of pressure. Por

SUBMITTER: Owen EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10395637 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature