Investigating the benefits of using 3D camera technology to improve wound measurements in a tissue viability service; a feasibility study

Sub-optimal experience and outcomes for people with stalled wounds is common. Clinicians have limited methods to reliably and accurately measure wounds. Depth measurement is an important indicator of healing. Using a Panasonic FZ-M1 toughpad with WoundCareLite software version 1.5.0.0, 3D measures were taken and analysed in a tissue viability (TV) service. The software sought to enable length, width and depth measurement and these were compared with usual manual measurement using a paper ruler alongside a 2D photographic image. The study was a pragmatic attempt to introduce an alternative measuring technique, to determine if this would identify a wound, which is stalling sooner than traditional measuring technique.