Tissue Viability: The Prevention, Treatment and Management of wounds

Includes Bibliographical references and Index

Preface vii
Introduction ix
Chapter 1 The skin and wound healing 1 (39)
Chapter 2 Holistic wound assessments 40 (36)
Chapter 3 Dressings and treatments 76 (56)
Chapter 4 Wound infection and colonization 132 (28)
Chapter 5 Assessment, management and treatment of leg and foot ulceration 160 (51)
Chapter 6 Nutrition and wound healing 211 (13)
Katherine Martyn
Chapter 7 Surgical wounds 224 (16)
Chapter 8 Fungating tumours 240 (15)
Chapter 9 Pressure ulcer prevention 255 (56)
Chapter 10 The relationship of seating to pressure ulcer prevention 311 (31)
Chapter 11 Foam technology and its role in wound management and prevention 342 (34)
Fiona Collins, Kate Springett, Mathew Philip, Leyton Stevens and Sylvie Hampton
Chapter 12 The process of audit and research in tissue viability 376 (15)
Chapter 13 Ethics, the law and accountability in wound care 391 (15)
Chapter 14 The specialist nurse in wound management 406 (19)
Appendix 1 Some recognized dressings 425 (20)
Bibliography 445 (30)
Index 475

"The book is written not only for nurses at all stages of their careers, but also for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, doctors and others involved in wound prevention, treatment and management."--Jacket