Burns, Infections and Wound Management / edited by Melvin A. Shiffman, Mervin Low.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shiffman, Melvin A., editor.

Low, Mervin, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Medicine (Springer-11650)

Recent clinical techniques, results, and research in wounds 2524-4590 ; 2.

Recent Clinical Techniques, Results, and Research in Wounds, 2524-4590 ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgery, Plastic.

Plastic Surgery.

Local Subjects:

Plastic Surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 294 pages) : 210 illustrations, 120 illustrations in color.

Edition:

First edition 2020.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book presents a comprehensive overview of recent clinical techniques and findings regarding wounds in burns, infections of wounds, and wound management in general. With the help of numerous high-quality illustrations, the first part of the book describes various approaches to treating patients with burn wounds. In turn, the second part focuses on infections of wounds. Here, the chapter authors summarize the most recent treatment options for wound infection in both children and adults. The third and last part addresses wound management in general, rounding out the content. Given the breadth of its coverage, the book offers a valuable resource for beginners and experienced plastic surgeons alike.

Contents:

Part 1: Burns

Overview of Burns

Care and (First) Aid of Children with Burns

Learning from the Management of Carbapenemase Producing Organisms at a Regional Burns Centre

A Hemostatic Technique Using Silicone Gel Dressing for Burn Surgery

Skin Graft Fixation in Severe Burns: Use of Topical Negative Pressure

Tissue Expanders in Post-Burn Alopecia: With or Without Galeotomies

Autologous Skin Cell Transplantation and Medical Needling for Repigmentation of Depigmented Burn Scars on UV-Protected and UV-Exposed Skin

A novel Chitosan Based Gel for Burn Wounds

Treatment of Partial-thickness Scalds by Skin Xenografts

The MEEK Technique in the Treatment of Burns

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Burn Patient

Chemical Burns to the Eye

Severe Burns: Pathogenesis and Prevention of Infection

Comparison of antemortem clinical diagnosis and postmortem findings in burn-related deaths

The effect of natural extracts on laser burn wound healing

Part 2: Infections

Malnutrition Predicts Infectious and Wound Complications Following Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion

Deep-Wound and Organ-Space Infection after Surgery for Degenerative Spine Disease

Wound Infection following Stoma Reversal: A Prospective Comparative Study

Primary Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast: Combined use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Conserve the Breast

Novel Antimicrobial Peptides: Targeting Wound Infections Caused by 'Superbugs' Resistant to all Current Antibiotics

Novel use of a biologically-active-prefaabricated- random-3-dimensional-polymer scaffold of hyaluronic acid (hyaff) to facilitate complicated wound closure

Part 3: Wound Management

Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy for Large Burn Wounds

Negative pressure wound therapy for the treatment of complex spinal wounds

Potential mechanisms and application of honeybee products in wound management: wound healing by apitherapy

Reactive oxygen species treatment in the management of wounds.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-10686-7

9783030106867

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.