Wound healing : alternatives in management
This edition of "Wound Healing" relects the recent rapid changes in technology and knowledge in the area of wound healing. It is an evidence-based comprehensive text on wound care for the health professions.
xxix, 568 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
9780803608337, 0803608330
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Part 1 The wound healing environment: normal healing; nutrition and wound healing; factoring affecting repair; bacteriology and infection control; growth factors, extracellular matrix and wound healing. Part 2 Evaluation: methods of wound evaluation. Part 3 Principles and techniques: wound debridement and irrigation; dressings; electrical stimulation for wound healing; adjunctive interventions for wound healing. Part 4 Case management and documentation: management of the insensate foot; management of wounds secondary to vascular disease; prevention and treatment of wounds cause by pressure; documentation for reimbursement.