Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population
Humana Press Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-62703-699-3 (ISBN)
Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population: A Guide for Clinicians emphasizes prevention, proper documentation and the team care process which are often overlooked in standard texts. Chapters are written by experts in their fields and include such evolving topics as deep tissue injury and the newer support surface technologies.
1. Introduction
2. Physiology of Chronic Wound Healing
3. Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers
4. Risk Assessment Instruments
5. Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
6. Assessment of Documentation of Pressure Ulcers
7. General Principles of Pressure Ulcer Treatment
8. Specific Principles of Pressure Ulcer Treatment
9. The Role of Nutrition in Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
10. Assessment and Management of Wound Colonization and Infection
11. Palliative Treatment and Treatment at End of Life
12. The Role of Wound Care Teams
13. Adjuvant and Emerging Therapy
14. Educational Assessment and Teaching of Patients and Caregivers
15. Quality of Care and Legal Issues
| Reihe/Serie | Aging Medicine ; 1 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 32 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 233 p. 32 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Totowa, NJ |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie | |
| Schlagworte | Aging Population • Chronic Wound Healing • Local Skin Care • Pressure ulcers • Risk Assessment Instruments • Topical Treatments |
| ISBN-10 | 1-62703-699-7 / 1627036997 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-62703-699-3 / 9781627036993 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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