Avi Shai, Howard I. Maibach

Wound Healing and Ulcers of the Skin (eBook, PDF)

Diagnosis and Therapy - The Practical Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

- Not only written by experts but the content of each of the chapters has also been peer-reviewed.

- Presents a step-by-step approach to the treatment of chronic wounds.

- For dermatologists, but also many other medical disciplines such as general practitioners and family physicians who also treat chronic wounds.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783540267614
• Artikelnr.: 37371601

Autorenporträt

Avi Shai, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel / Howard I. Maibach, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Basic Definitions and Introduction.- Natural Course of Wound Repair Versus Impaired Healing in Chronic Skin Ulcers.- Milestones in the History of Wound Healing.- Etiology and Mechanisms of Cutaneous Ulcer Formation.- Determining Etiology: History and Physical Examination.- Determining Etiology: Biopsy and Laboratory Investigation.- Ulcer Measurement and Patient Assessment.- Dressing Materials.- Debridement.- Antibiotics, Antiseptics, and Cutaneous Ulcers.- Topical Antibacterial Agents.- Skin Grafting.- Skin Substitutes and Tissue-Engineered Skin Equivalents.- Human Skin Equivalents: When and How to Use.- Growth Factors.- Drugs, Wound Healing and Cutaneous Ulcers.- Alternative Topical Preparations.- Additional Topical Preparations.- Nutrition and Cutaneous Ulcers.- Therapeutic Approach to Cutaneous Ulcers According to Appearance.- Appendix: Guidelines for Patients and Medical Staff.