Wound Care Essentials Practice Principles
by Baranoski, Sharon; Ayello, Elizabeth A.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-08-14
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary
New in this edition: Brand-new coverage of bariatric, pediatric, and surgical wounds, Expanded coverage of skin conditions and the role of nutrition in wound care, Separate chapters on arterial and venous wounds, Critical advice from a wider variety of experts at the summit of the wound care field, All chapters, references, and tables updated with the latest theory and practice information, Scores of wound photographs plus 32 pages in full color.
Table of Contents
| Contributors and consultants | p. vii |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xii |
| Dedication | p. xiii |
| Wound care concepts | |
| Quality of life and ethical issues | p. 2 |
| Regulation and wound care | p. 18 |
| Legal aspects of wound care | p. 30 |
| Skin: An essential organ | p. 47 |
| Acute and chronic wound healing | p. 64 |
| Wound assessment | p. 77 |
| Wound bioburden | p. 93 |
| Wound debridement | p. 119 |
| Wound treatment options | p. 136 |
| Nutrition and wound care | p. 172 |
| Pressure redistribution: Seating, positioning, and support surfaces | p. 202 |
| Pain management and wounds | p. 229 |
| Wound classifications and management strategies | |
| Pressure ulcers | p. 254 |
| Venous ulcers, lymphedema, and compression therapy | p. 287 |
| Arterial ulcers | p. 317 |
| Diabetic foot ulcers | p. 338 |
| Sickle cell ulcers | p. 363 |
| Surgical wounds, tubes, and drains | p. 373 |
| Atypical wounds | p. 391 |
| Wounds in special populations | p. 408 |
| Palliative wound care | p. 448 |
| Wound care: Where we were, where we are, where we're going | p. 462 |
| Index | p. 467 |
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