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<journal-id>1682-0037</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Angiol Cir Vasc]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1682-0037</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1682-00372023000100005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efectividad de diferentes métodos de planimetría aritmética para la mensuración de úlceras del pie diabético]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effectiveness of different arithmetic planimetry methods for the measurement of diabetic foot ulcers]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[García Herrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arístides Lázaro]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Moliner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arístides Lázaro]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castaneiras Jorge]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elaine]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Febles Sanabria]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ridel]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario &#8220;Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández&#8221; Servicio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1682-00372023000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1682-00372023000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1682-00372023000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Uno de los aspectos más importantes de la evaluación de una úlcera del pie diabético lo constituye la medición de su tamaño, que permite predecir, a su vez, el tiempo de cicatrización. No hay consenso claro sobre cuál resulta el mejor método para esto, que sea rápido, práctico, barato y sencillo para la práctica habitual.  Objetivo:  Determinar la efectividad de diferentes métodos de planimetría aritmética para la mensuración de úlceras del pie diabético.  Métodos:  Estudio correlacional, longitudinal y prospectivo. Se trabajó con una muestra de 51 diabéticos con 53 úlceras a nivel de los pies, que fueron evaluados por los cuatro sistemas de medición propuestos en la misma fecha y lugar.  Resultados:  El análisis de las diferencias estableció que la menor dispersión se hallaba en el método de Kundin. Asimismo, las diferencias absolutas fueron menores en el referido procedimiento, mientras que las porcentuales establecieron que el 43,4 % de las mediciones realizadas a través de Kundin concordaban con las del sistema ImageJ, por lo que estas resultaron estadísticamente significativas.  Conclusiones:  La determinación de la superficie de la herida por el método de Kundin es el más efectivo entre todos los de planimetría sin contacto físico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  One of the most important aspects of the evaluation of a diabetic foot ulcer is the measurement of its size, which in turn predicts healing time. There is no clear consensus on what is the best method for this; one which can be fast, practical, cheap and simple for regular practice.  Objective:  To determine the effectiveness of different methods of arithmetic planimetry for the measurement of diabetic foot ulcers.  Methods:  Correlational, longitudinal and prospective study. It was used a sample of 51 diabetic patients with 53 ulcers at foot level, who were evaluated by the four measurement systems proposed on the same date and place.  Results:  The analysis of the differences established that the lowest dispersion was found in the Kundin method. Likewise, the absolute differences were smaller in the aforementioned procedure, while the percentages established that 43.4% of the measurements made through Kundin agreed with those of the ImageJ system, so these were statistically significant.  Conclusions:  The determination of the wound surface by the Kundin method is the most effective without physical contact among all planimetry ones.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[chronic wounds]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[wound healing]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[wound measurement systems]]></kwd>
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