Chronic Wounds: Diagnostics, Therapy, Health Care

This book offers health care professionals practically everything they need to know about treating chronic wounds. It focuses on what is really important in practice, giving up-to-date clinical evidence for each case. Numerous colour photos and illustrations show representative cases from daily clinical practice and ensure optimum clarity. The well-known publishers and authors from Initiative Chronische Wunden (ICW) share their expert knowledge and show the reader what to look out for. Included in the contents: – The basics and pathophysiology of wound-healing – Wounds in diabetes, CVI, PAOD, pressure ulcers, burns, etc. – Factors which inhibit wound-healing – Factors which support wound-healing – Pain therapy – Prophylactic measures and relapse prevention – Living with the wound – Management and documentation of wounds.