Wound Care A Collaborative Practice Manual for Health Professionals Hardbound
Author(s):
Carrie Sussman DPT, PT
Barbara Bates-Jensen PhD,
Edition: Third
ISBN-10: 0-7817-7444-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-7444-4
Pub Date: December 2006
Pages: 768
Illustrations: 357
Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875
Designed for health care professionals in multiple disciplines and clinical settings, this comprehensive, evidence-based wound care text provides basic and advanced information on wound healing and therapies and emphasizes clinical decision-making. The text integrates the latest scientific findings with principles of good wound care and provides a complete set of current, evidence-based practices.
This edition features a new chapter on wound pain management and a chapter showing how to use negative pressure therapy on many types of hard-to-heal wounds. Technological advances covered include ultrasound for wound debridement, laser treatments, and a single-patient-use disposable device for delivering pulsed radio frequency.