
ABC of Wound Healing
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ABC of Wound Healing
About this book
ABC of Wound Healing, Second Edition
ABC of Wound Healing is a practical, highly illustrated guide to assessment, diagnosis and management of all common types of acute and chronic wounds. This concise yet comprehensive reference covers all essential aspects of wound healing care, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, treatment, long-term management, and prevention
This revised second edition contains several new chapters on lymphoedema, nutrition, skin care, continence, and scarring. Updated and expanded chapters cover a wider range of devices and therapies, and discuss additional factors that impact wound healing processes, offering new clinical photographs as a visual guide. Applying a multidisciplinary approach to the provision of wound care, ABC of Wound Healing:
- Covers common wounds including traumatic wounds, surgical wounds, diabetic foot ulcers, pressure injuries, and venous and arterial leg ulcers
- Emphasises the importance of reaching a diagnosis, the fundamental step in managing any wound
- Provides up-to-date information on physical, chemical, biological and emerging therapies for patients with various types of wounds
- Contains hundreds of full-colour illustrations and clinical photographs of wounds and treatments
ABC of Wound Healing, Second Edition, remains a must-have guide for junior doctors, specialist registrars in medicine and surgery, specialist nurses, general practitioners and medical students.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 Wound Assessment
- Chapter 2 Traumatic Wounds
- Chapter 3 Surgical Wounds and Surgical Site Infection
- Chapter 4 Burns
- Chapter 5 Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Chapter 6 Venous and Arterial Leg Ulcers
- Chapter 7 Pressure Injuries
- Chapter 8 Uncommon Causes of Ulceration
- Chapter 9 Infections
- Chapter 10 Lymphoedema and Wounds
- Chapter 11 Nutrition, Skin Care and Continence
- Chapter 12 Scars
- Chapter 13 Dressings and Devices
- Chapter 14 Drugs and Biological Approaches to Wound Healing
- Index
- EULA