Title Wound healing and skin integrity : principles and practice / edited by Madeleine Flanagan

Published Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Publication, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations Contents Principles of best practice -- Evidence and clinical decision-making -- Maintaining skin integrity -- Physiology of wound healing -- Assessing skin integrity -- Principles of wound management -- Wound infection -- Psychological impact of skin breakdown -- Challenging wounds -- Pressure, shear and friction -- Diabetic foot disease -- Chronic ulcers of the lower limb -- Lymphoedema -- Malignant wounds -- Skin integrity and dermatology -- Surgical wounds -- Neglected wounds -- Improving skin integrity services -- Reducing wound care costs and improving quality: a clinician's perspective -- Dressings: the healing revolution Summary Useful resources; References; 5 Principles of Wound Management; Introduction; Principles of wound management; Effective wound management; Controlling bacterial burden: wound cleansing; Temperature; Types of wound cleanser; Method of cleansing; Controlling bacterial burden: wound debridement; Autolytic debridement; Enzymatic debridement; Biosurgical debridement; Mechanical debridement; Sharp debridement; Conservative sharp debridement; Surgical debridement; Hydrosurgical debridement; Ultrasound (acoustic pressure wound therapy); Regulating moisture balance; Wound dressings This comprehensive text integrates related aspects of wound management, skin integrity and dermatology into a convenient, one-stop resource. It explores the theories underpinning wound management and skin integrity by reviewing the supporting evidence and making practical recommendations for busy clinicians. Wound Healing and Skin Integrity discusses current and future trends in the management of wounds and maintenance of skin integrity in respect to international healthcare initiatives and summaries the principles of maintaining healthy skin to provide a practical guide that is acce Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Wounds and injuries -- Treatment. Skin -- Wounds and injuries -- Treatment Wound healing. Wound Healing Wounds and Injuries -- therapy MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General. Wound healing Skin -- Wounds and injuries -- Treatment Wounds and injuries -- Treatment Form Electronic book Author Flanagan, Madeleine, editor LC no. 2012039436 ISBN 9781118442029 1118442024 9781118442067 1118442067

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