Full Description
The third edition of this work reflects 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. The presentation mimics the way in which a practitioner gains knowledge about a patient's condition, examines the patient, considers confounding information, develops a plan and carries through with the treatment. Explanations emphasize the scientific as well as the clinical aspects of physical agents in wound repair. New chapters in this volume include wound debridement and irrigation and documentation. New modalities chapters include evidence-based findings from clinical trials, clinical protocols for the use of various modalities and the latest interventions.
Contents
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.