ABC of Wound Healing

ABC of Wound Healing, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to assessment, diagnosis, and management of acute and chronic wounds, with new chapters on lymphoedema, nutrition, skin care, continence, and scarring. It applies a multidisciplinary approach and contains up-to-date information on physical, chemical, biological, and emerging therapies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

ABC of Wound Healing, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and practical guide to the assessment, diagnosis, and management of all common types of acute and chronic wounds. This concise yet comprehensive reference covers all essential aspects of wound healing care, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, treatment, long-term management, and prevention.

This revised second edition has been expanded and updated to include several new chapters on topics such as lymphoedema, nutrition, skin care, continence, and scarring. The chapters on devices and therapies have been revised and expanded to cover a wider range of options, and additional factors that impact wound healing processes have been discussed, offering new clinical photographs as a visual guide.

Applying a multidisciplinary approach to wound care, ABC of Wound Healing:

Covers common wounds, including traumatic wounds, surgical wounds, diabetic foot ulcers, pressure injuries, and venous and arterial leg ulcers.

Emphasizes the importance of reaching a diagnosis, which is the fundamental step in managing any wound.

Provides up-to-date information on physical, chemical, biological, and emerging therapies for patients with various types of wounds.

Contains hundreds of full-color illustrations and clinical photographs of wounds and treatments.

ABC of Wound Healing, Second Edition, remains a must-have guide for junior doctors, specialist registrars in medicine and surgery, specialist nurses, general practitioners, and medical students.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 215 x 276 x 8 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780470658970
Edition number: 2nd Edition