| Phys. Description |
xii, 708 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
Previous edition: Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2016. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Quality of life and ethical issues – Reimbursement regulations impacting wound care – Legal aspects of wound care – Skin: an essential organ – Acute and chronic wound healing – Wound assessment – Wound bioburden and infection – Wound debridement – Wound treatment options – Nutrition and wound care – Pressure redistribution: seating, positioning, and support surfaces – Pain management and wounds – Skin – challenging conditions – Pressure injuries – Venous disease and ulcers – Lymphedema: complete decongestive therapy – Arterial ulcers – Diabetic foot ulcers – Sickle cell ulcers – Surgical wounds and surgical reconstruction – Tube, drain, and fistula management – Atypical wounds – Spinal cord injury population – Adiposity and the bariatric patient – Pressure injuries in neonatal and pediatric populations – Palliative skin and wound care – Wound gallery |
| Subject |
Wounds and Injuries -- nursing.
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Wounds and Injuries -- therapy.
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Wound healing.
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| Alt Author |
Baranoski, Sharon, editor.
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Ayello, Elizabeth A., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781975128883 paperback |
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1975128885 paperback |
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