Wound Healing and Skin Integrity

Principles and Practice
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-470-65977-9
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 668 g

This comprehensive text integrates related aspects of wound management, skin integrity and dermatology into a convenient, one-stop resource. It explores the theories underpinning wound management and skin integrity by reviewing the supporting evidence and making practical recommendations for busy clinicians. Wound Healing and Skin Integrity discusses current and future trends in the management of wounds and maintenance of skin integrity in respect to international healthcare initiatives and summarises the principles of maintaining healthy skin to provide a practical guide that is accessible to clinicians regardless of professional background.

The title fulfils the inter-professional learning agenda and will be of interest to a wide range of clinicians, including doctors; wound management, dermatology and palliative care nurse specialists; community nurses; podiatrists; pharmacists; and anyone responsible for managing patients with impaired skin integrity.

Key features:

* A practical, accessible, evidence-based manual on wound care and skin integrity
* Integrates related aspects of skin integrity, wound management and dermatology previously found in separate texts into one comprehensive resource
* Written from a broad international perspective with contributions from key international opinion leaders from Australia, UK, Canada and Europe
* Promotes international practice development in relation to management of skin integrity and chronic wounds
* Full colour illustrations throughout
* Defines key terms, relates anatomy and physiology to clinical practice and provides a summary of easily accessible online learning resources
* Includes practical tips from expert practitioners, commonly presented clinical queries and discussion of professional issues related to skin integrity

Autoren/Hrsg.

Flanagan, Madeleine

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Dermatologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Palliativpflege, Sterbebegleitung, Hospiz
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pharmazie Apothekenwesen, Apothekenpraxis
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Allgemeinmedizin, Familienmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors x

Preface xii

Acknowledgements xiv

Section 1 Principles of Best Practice 1

1 Evidence and Clinical Decision-making 3
Carolina Weller

2 Maintaining Skin Integrity 18
Arne Langøen and Janice Bianchi

3 Physiology of Wound Healing 33
Mary Martin

4 Assessing Skin Integrity 52
Annemarie Brown and Madeleine Flanagan

5 Principles ofWound Management 66
Madeleine Flanagan

6 Wound Infection 87
Valerie Edwards-Jones and Madeleine Flanagan

7 Psychological Impact of Skin Breakdown 102
Patricia Price

Section 2 Challenging Wounds 117

8 Pressure, Shear and Friction 119
Keryln Carville

9 Diabetic Foot Disease 136
Jan Apelqvist

10 Chronic Ulcers of the Lower Limb 155
Jeanette Muldoon

11 Lymphoedema 175
David Keast

12 MalignantWounds 193
Wayne Naylor

13 Skin Integrity and Dermatology 208
Julia Schofield

14 Surgical Wounds 224
Alan Widgerow

15 NeglectedWounds 242
Kim Deroo, Lesley Robertson-Laxton, Sabina Sabo and Arlene A. Sardo

Section 3 Improving Skin Integrity Services 261

16 Reducing Wound Care Costs and Improving Quality: A Clinician's Perspective 263
Theresa Hurd

17 Dressings: The Healing Revolution 278
Douglas Queen and Keith Harding

Index 291