Publication date: Aug 01, 2026
As populations age and the prevalence of chronic diseases with complex comorbidities increases, the burden of wounds continues to grow, underscoring the need for intelligent wound centers. Building on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, we developed a touchless system for monitoring and treating patients needing wound care in our medical center. The authors established the real-time e-Wound Care Map system (e-WM system) and formulated a wound care protocol to improve clinical outcomes and enhance patient satisfaction. This single-center, prospective clinical study covering the period from June of 2020 through May of 2021 included 971 patients with serious wounds (after e-WM [AWM] group) monitored through the e-WM system. The authors collected data from the previous year for 267 patients as a retrospective control group (pre-e-WM [PWM] group). The multidisciplinary wound care team used 4 care bundles: standard wound care, specific dressing, biofilm control, and plastic surgical intervention. The e-snapshot system facilitated touchless communication and follow-up. The length of stay was significantly shorter in the AWM group compared with the PWM group (mean [SD] 18. 0 [4. 5] versus 23. 7 [4. 7]; P
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| Hospitals | Awm |
| Intelligent | Care |
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| Pandemic | Group |
| Retrospective | Improve |
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Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Wound |
| disease | MESH | chronic diseases |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |
| disease | MESH | included |
| disease | MESH | pain |