Clinical Wound Management (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781466436985)

This book is essential for today's health care provider. It covers all aspects of how to treat and manage wounds. It details step-by-step management of patients with open wounds, including pathophysiology, evaluation methods, and options for treatment. The book addresses critical information regarding treatment of pressure and leg ulcers, nutrition, pharmacology, dressings, total contact casting, and a variety of modalities including electrical stimulation, ultrasound, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and low-energy laser. This book looks at the essential area of clinical research and the need to establish efficacy and cost-effectiveness for the various modalities. Each individual chapter specifically and thoroughly addresses an area of wound management and includes an introduction, literature review, and treatment procedures, as well as numerous up-to-date references.

Author: Prem P. Gogia MD Dpt
ISBN-10: 1466436980
ISBN-13: 9781466436985
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/13/2011
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.64d