Lower extremity wounds : a problem-based learning approach / edited by Karen Ousey and Caroline McIntosh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ousey, Karen.

McIntosh, Caroline.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leg--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Leg.

Leg--Ulcers--Treatment.

Wound healing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lower limb wounds are frequently observed in clinical practice and often present a real challenge for health care practitioners. Lower extremity wound care requires a multidisciplinary approach involving a number of different health care professionals in order to achieve optimum patient care. Nurses and podiatrists, in particular, are frequently involved in the assessment and management of lower extremity wounds, often working in partnership.Lower Extremity Wounds: A problem-based learning approach is the first wound care book that has been written as a joint venture by experienced

Contents:

The need for a multiprofessional approach in wound care / Karen Ousey and Caroline McIntosh

Physiology of wound healing / Karen Ousey and Caroline McIntosh

Skin changes in the at-risk limb / Caroline McIntosh and Kimberley Martin

Infected wounds / Nicolleta Frescos and Tabatha Rando

Leg ulcers / Adrienne Taylor

Surgical wounds / Jacqui Fletcher

Pressure ulcers / Karen Ousey and Caroline McIntosh

Diabetic foot ulcers / Caroline McIntosh and Veronica Newton

Foot ulceration in rheumatoid arthritis / Deborah Turner, Jill Firth, and Heidi Davys

Nail surgery wounds / Caroline McIntosh and Steve Hancox.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612342202

9781282342200

1282342207

9780470059081

0470059087

9780470697870

0470697873

9780470697900

0470697903

OCLC:

609849105