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Wound Care at a Glance combines superb illustrations with accessible and informative text to make the key concepts of wound care easy to understand. Providing practical guidance for all healthcare professionals who care for people with wounds, or who have an interest in this complex area of healthcare, it succinctly addresses a wide range of issues including relevant anatomy and physiology, psychological issues, physical care considerations, patient safety issues, legal and ethical issues, and various treatment and management options.
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Ian Peate is Visiting Professor of Nursing, Head of the School of Nursing School of Health Studies, Gibraltar and Editor in Chief, British Journal of Nursing.
Wyn Glencross is an Independent Tissue Viability Nurse Consultant and Expert Witness
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Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
How to use your textbook ix
About the companion website xi
Part 1 Anatomy and physiology 1
1 The history of wound care 2
2 Anatomy and physiology of the skin 4
3 Psychological and social aspects of the skin 6
4 Body image 8
5 The skin and ageing 10
Part 2 The normal healing process: acute wounds 13
6 Haemostasis 14
7 Inflammation 16
8 Proliferation (granulation and epithelialization) 18
9 Maturation 20
10 Factors affecting wound healing 22
Part 3 The abnormal healing process: chronic wound healing 25
11 The impaired healing process 26
12 Factors affecting wound healing 27
13 Nutrition and wound healing 28
14 Incontinence and wounds 30
15 Vascular disease 32
Part 4 Wound management in practice 35
16 Assessment of skin 36
17 Assessment of the patient with a wound 38
18 Classification of wounds 40
19 Legal and ethical aspects of wound care 42
20 Documenting wounds and keeping records 44
21 Evidence-based practice 46
22 Treatment options 48
23 Pain management 50
Part 5 Dressing selection 53
24 Principles of wound management I 54
25 Principles of wound management II 55
26 Managing wound exudate 56
27 Generic wound products: mode of action 58
28 Choosing a wound care product 60
29 Use of topical antimicrobials and antibiotics 62
30 Application of lotions, creams, emollients and ointments 64
31 Advanced technologies 66
Part 6 Complexities of wound care 69
32 Pressure redistribution equipment 70
33 Pressure ulcer classification and prevention 72
34 Pressure ulcers 74
35 Venous leg ulcers 76
36 Lymphoedema 78
37 Compression therapy 80
38 Arterial ulcers 82
39 Doppler 84
40 Interpreting ABPIs 86
41 Diabetic foot ulcers 88
42 Moisture lesions 90
43 Surgical wounds 92
44 Traumatic wounds 94
45 Burns and scalds 96
46 Atypical wounds 98
47 Wounds in different populations 100
48 Malignant wounds 102
49 Palliative wound care 104
Glossary 105
References and further reading 106
Index 107
