| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Quality of life and ethical issues -- Reimbursement regulations impacting wound care -- Legal aspects of wound care -- Skin: an essential organ -- Acute and chronic wound healing -- Wound assessment -- Wound bioburden and infection -- Wound debridement -- Wound treatment options -- Nutrition and wound care -- Pressure distribution: seating, positioning, and support surfaces -- Pain management and wounds -- Skin: challenging conditions -- Pressure injuries -- Venous disease and ulcers -- Lymphedema: complete decongestive therapy -- Arterial ulcers -- Diabetic foot ulcers -- Sickle cell ulcers -- Surgical wounds and surgical reconstruction -- Tube, drain, and fistula management -- Atypical wounds -- Spinal cord injury population -- Adiposity and the bariatric patient -- Pressure injuries in neonatal and pediatric populations -- Palliative skin and wound care -- Wound gallery |
| Summary |
"A crucial guide for all skin and wound care professionals, this essential resource provides authoritative science and practical instruction on wound care best practices. This must-have guide offers the latest, skin and wound care research-backed insights on prevention and management strategies. Three new chapters - Skin, Challenging Skin Conditions and Lymphedema. Skin and wound care concepts - every chapter has been updated with the most current international guidelines especially for pressure injuries and skin tears." -- Publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Wounds and injuries -- Treatment.
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Wound healing.
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Wounds and Injuries -- therapy
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Wound Healing
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Wound healing
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Wounds and injuries -- Treatment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ayello, Elizabeth A
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Ovid Technologies, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9781975128883 |
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1975128885 |
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1975128893 |
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9781975128890 |
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