Wound management: principles and practice

"Wound management: principles and practices, 3/e is the most complete, up-to-date wound management learning resource for clinicians and students. It first reviews the basic science of wound care, including normal tissue anatomy, wound healing, and factors that adversely affect healing. Next, it covers examinations and interventions for patients with open wounds, including holistic patient management. It then focuses on specific wound types, including arterial and venous insufficiency ulcers, pressure ulcers, neuropathic ulcers, and burns. Pedagogical tools include: key terms, chapter objectives, tables, figures, photographs, checkpoint and review questions, extensive documentation practice, and detailed case studies. This edition is extensively updated for current research and practice, and adds new coverage of lymphedema and billing/documentation, as well as a new website containing many new learning resources"--Publisher's description

Section I: Basic science. Integumentary anatomy -- Wound healing -- Factors affecting wound healing -- Section II: Wound examination and interventions. Examination of patients with open wounds -- Debridement -- Management of infection -- Dressing selection and bandaging -- Electrotherapeutic modalities, physical agents, and mechanical modalities -- Holistic management of patients with wounds -- Section III: Wound types. Arterial insufficiency ulcers -- Venous insufficiency ulcers -- Pressure ulcers -- Neuropathic ulcers -- Burns -- Lymphedema -- Miscellaneous wounds -- Basic dermatology / Heather Hettrick -- Appendices. Glossary -- Answers to checkpoint and chapter review questions -- Wound care billing and coding -- Total contact casting procedure and patient instructions -- Internet wound care resources.