Acute & chronic wounds : current management concepts
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Louis, Mo. :
Mosby Elsevier ,
c2007
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Principles for practice development
- 2. The multidisciplinary team approach
- 3. Anatomy and physiology of skin and soft tissue
- 4. Wound-healing physiology
- 5. Molecular regulation of wound healing
- 6. Skin pathology and types of damage
- 7. Patient assessment and evaluation of healing
- 8. Nutritional assessment and support
- 9. Wound infection: diagnosis and management
- 10. Wound debridement
- 11. Acute surgical and traumatic
- 12. Mechanical forces: pressure, shear, and friction
- 13. Support surfaces
- 14. Skin care needs of the obese patient
- 15. Lower-extremity ulcers of vascular etiology
- 16. Neuropathic wounds: the diabetic wound
- 17. Foot and nail care
- 18. Massive tissue loss: burns
- 19. Principles of wound management
- 20. Devices and technology in wound care
- 21. The role of surgery in wound healing
- 22. Oncology-related skin damage
- 23. Management of drain sites and fistulas
- 24. Management of gastrointestinal feeding tubes
- 25. Managing wound pain
- 26. Facilitating adaptation
- 27. Billing, coding, and reimbursement
- 28. Appendixes
- 29. Glossary