Practical Computer Vision Application to Compute Total Body Surface Area Burn: Reappraising a Fundamental Burn Injury Formula in the Modern Era.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Critical burn management decisions rely on accurate percent total body surface area (%TBSA) burn estimation. Existing %TBSA burn estimation models (eg, Lund-Browder chart and rule of nines) were derived from a linear formula and a limited number of individuals a century ago and do not reflect the range of body habitus of the modern population.

Objective

To develop a practical %TBSA burn estimation tool that accounts for exact burn injury pattern, sex, and body habitus.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study evaluated the efficacy of a computer vision algorithm application in processing an adult laser body scan data set. High-resolution surface anthropometry laser body scans of 3047 North American and European adults aged 18 to

SUBMITTER: Choi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8613700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature