Wounds in Special Populations
Recurrence Rate High rates of pressure ulcer recurrence also have been reported, ranging from 21% to 79% regardless of treatment.16,17 Epidemiological studies have found that 36% to 50% of all…
Atypical Wounds
Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD Objectives After completing this chapter, you’ll be able to: recognize the importance of identifying atypical wounds explain the need for wound biopsies in determining the…
Pressure Redistribution: Seating, Positioning, and Support Surfaces
Seating, Positioning, and Support Surfaces 11 David M. Brienza, PhDKaren Zulkowski, DNS, RN, CWSStephen Sprigle, PhD, PTMary Jo Geyer, PT, PhD, FCCWS, CLT-Lana, C.Ped Objectives After completing this chapter, you’ll…
Bioburden Infection
Practice Point The microbes that inhabit one body site may not be the same as found in another site on the same person. The skin is a mechanical barrier to…
Wound Debridement
R. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, MEd, FRCPC (Med)(Derm), MACP, FAAD, MAPWCASharon Baranoski, MSN, RN, CWCN, APN-CCNS, MAPWCA, FAAN The contribution of Janet E. Cuddigan PhD, RN, CWCN, in previous additions…
Venous Disease and Lymphedema Management
Ronald A. Kline, MD, FACS, FAHA “Peripheral vascular disease” is a term commonly used in reference to an arterial problem, even though it includes diseases and conditions of the…
Arterial Ulcers
Ronald A. Kline, MD, FACS, FAHAR. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, MEd, FRCPC (Med Derm),MACP, FAAD, MAPWCA, D.Sc. (Hons)Gregory Ralph Weir, MBChB, MMed (Surg), CVS Objectives After completing this chapter, the…
Acute and Chronic Wound Healing
Keith Harding, MB, ChB, FRCGP, FRCP, FRCSJoyce K. Stechmiller, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANGregory Schultz, PhD Objectives After completing this chapter, you’ll be able to: describe the physiology of normal and abnormal…
Wound Assessment
Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAANDiane K. Langemo, PhD, RN, FAAN Objectives After completing this chapter, you’ll be able to: state the reasons for performing a wound…
Pain Management and Wounds
Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAANKevin Y. Woo, PhD, RN, FAPWCA, IIWCC-CANR. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, MEd, FRCPC (Med Derm), MACP, FAAD, MAPWCA Objectives After completing this…
