ABC of wound healing / edited by Joseph E. Grey, Keith G. Harding.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grey, Joseph E.

Harding, K. G. (Keith G.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wound healing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Wound healing.

Wounds and injuries--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Wounds and injuries.

Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Wounds and Injuries--therapy.

Ulcer--therapy.

Wound Healing--physiology.

Wounds and Injuries--diagnosis.

Medical Subjects:

Wounds and Injuries--therapy.

Ulcer--therapy.

Wound Healing--physiology.

Wounds and Injuries--diagnosis.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

v, 50 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

Summary:

The ABC of Wound Healing is an invaluable guide for healthcare professionals encountering various types of wounds. This book covers the principles of healing as well as the diagnosis and treatment of different injuries and abrasions. It contains detailed information on surgical wounds, burns, ulcers, infection, and drugs that will aid quick and efficient healing. Chapters include: Wound assessment, Venous and arterial leg ulcers, Diabetic foot ulcers, Pressure ulcers, Traumatic and surgical wounds, Uncommon causes of ulceration, Burns, Reconstructive surgery, Wound dressings, Infections, Non-surgical and drug treatments, Recent advances and emerging treatments. This concise, well illustrated, and highly practical text will make an excellent reference for general practitioners, practice nurses, and junior doctors handling hospital admissions.

Contents:

Wound assessment / Joseph E. Grey, Stuart Enoch, Keith G. Harding

Venous and arterial leg ulcers / Joseph E. Grey, Stuart Enoch, Keith G. Harding

Diabetic foot ulcers / Michael E. Edmonds, A.V.M. Foster

Pressure ulcers / Joseph E. Grey, Stuart Enoch, Keith G. Harding

Traumatic and surgical wounds / David J. Leaper, Keith G. Harding

Uncommon causes of ulceration / Girish K. Patel, Joseph E. Grey, Keith G. Harding

Burns / Alex Benson, William A. Dickson, Dean E. Boyce

Reconstructive surgery / Dean E. Boyce, Kayvan Shokrollahi

Wound dressings / Vanessa Jones, Joseph E. Grey, Keith G. Harding

Infections / Brendan Healy, Andrew Freedman

Non-surgical and drug treatments / Stuart Enoch, Joseph E. Grey, Keith G. Harding

Recent advances and emerging treatments / Stuart Enoch, Joseph E. Grey, Keith G. Harding.

Notes:

"BMJ Books."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0727916955

OCLC:

67817165

Publisher Number:

9780727916952 (alk. paper)