Acute & chronic wounds :  current management concepts / 
 Acute and chronic wounds 
[edited by] Ruth A. Bryant, Denise P. Nix. 
 - Fifth edition 
 - xii, 632 pages :  illustrations (some color) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Preceded by Acute & chronic wounds / [edited by] Ruth A. Bryant, Denise P. Nix. c2012 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Sect. I: Foundations. Principles for practice development to facilitate outcomes and productivity -- Billing, reimbursement, and setting up a clinic -- Anatomy and physiology of skin and soft tissue -- Wound-healing physiology and factors that affect the repair process -- Types of skin damage and differential diagnosis -- Skin and wound inspection and assessment -- Sect. II: Pressure Ulcers. Pressure ulcers: impact, etiology, and classification -- Developing and maintaining a pressure ulcer prevention program -- Support surfaces -- Sect. III: Lower Extremity Wounds. Lower extremity assessment -- Arterial ulcers -- Venous ulcers -- Lymphedema -- Neuropathic wounds: the diabetic wound -- Foot and nail care -- Sect. IV: Wound Bed Preparation. Wound infection: diagnosis and management -- Wound debridement -- Principles of wound healing and topical management -- Sect. V: Biophysical and Biologic Agents. Cellular- and/or tissue-based products for wounds -- Molecular and cellular regulators -- Negative pressure wound therapy -- Hyperbaric oxygenation -- Electrical stimulation -- Ultraviolet light and ultrasound -- Sect. VI: Critical Cofactors. Wound pain: impact and assessment -- Managing wound pain -- Nutritional assessment and support -- Perfusion and oxygenation -- Eliminating noncompliance -- Sect. VII: Acute and Traumatic Wounds. Uncommon wounds and manifestations of intrinsic disease -- Traumatic wounds: bullets, blasts, and vehicle crashes -- Burns -- Reconstructive surgery -- Surgical wounds and incision care -- Sect. VIII: Special Patient Populations. Skin care needs of the obese patient -- Skin care needs of the neonatal and pediatric patient -- Managing wounds in palliative care -- Management of draining wounds and fistulas -- Percutaneous tube management -- Appendix A: Examples of tools used to support skin and wound care -- Appendix B: Self-assessment exercises 
<br/><br/> School of Nursing 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323316217 0323316212 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015016845 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Surgical wound infections--Nursing<br/>Skin--Ulcers--Nursing<br/>Wound healing<br/>Wounds and Injuries--nursing<br/>Wounds and Injuries--therapy<br/>Wound Healing--physiology<br/>Patient Care Planning<br/>Skin Ulcer--complications
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RD 98.3  / .Ac984 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617.9/195 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WY 161  / A189 2016