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ABC of wound healing

Contributor(s): Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2022Edition: 2nd edDescription: viii, 104pContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780470658970
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: ABC of wound healingNLM classification:
  • WO 185.
Contents:
Wound assessment / J.E. Grey, G.K. Patel -- Traumatic wounds / S.L.A. Jeffery, S. Enoch -- Surgical wounds and surgical site infection / R. Harries, J. Torkington, D. Leaper -- Burns / J.J. Cubitt, W.A. Dickson -- Diabetic foot ulcers / M. Edmonson, A. Price -- Venous and arterial leg ulcers / J.E. Grey, G.K. Patel -- Pressure injuries J.E. Grey, J. Fletcher -- Uncommon causes of ulceration / G.K. Patel, V. Piguet -- Infections / B. Healey, A. Freedman -- Lymphoedema and wounds / C. Moffatt, M. Thomas -- Nutrition, skin care and continence / A. Ferris. J.E. Grey, G.K. Patel -- Scars / P. Martin, D.A. McGrouther -- Dressings and Devices / S. Holloway, S. Enoch, J.E. Grey -- Drugs and Biological Approaches to Wound Healing / G. Schultz. G.K. Patel.
Summary: 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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Item type Home library Class number Status Date due Barcode
Book Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves WO 185 PRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HOM0183
Book PRUH Education Centre Library Shelves WO 185 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B05221
Book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves WO 185 ABC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 023731
Book Stenhouse Library Shelves WO 185 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available ST00248

Wound assessment / J.E. Grey, G.K. Patel -- Traumatic wounds / S.L.A. Jeffery, S. Enoch -- Surgical wounds and surgical site infection / R. Harries, J. Torkington, D. Leaper -- Burns / J.J. Cubitt, W.A. Dickson -- Diabetic foot ulcers / M. Edmonson, A. Price -- Venous and arterial leg ulcers / J.E. Grey, G.K. Patel -- Pressure injuries J.E. Grey, J. Fletcher -- Uncommon causes of ulceration / G.K. Patel, V. Piguet -- Infections / B. Healey, A. Freedman -- Lymphoedema and wounds / C. Moffatt, M. Thomas -- Nutrition, skin care and continence / A. Ferris. J.E. Grey, G.K. Patel -- Scars / P. Martin, D.A. McGrouther -- Dressings and Devices / S. Holloway, S. Enoch, J.E. Grey -- Drugs and Biological Approaches to Wound Healing / G. Schultz. G.K. Patel.

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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