Management of Complex Wounds, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

Download or read book Management of Complex Wounds, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics written by Janet Foster and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Janet Foster, PhD, RN, CNS, will focus on Wound Care, with article topics including: Wound management; wound debridement; acute wounds; nutrition and wound healing; biology of acute wound failure; psychological stress and wound healing; chronic wound management in the elderly; and adjuncts to preparing wounds for closure: growth factors, skin substitutes, negative pressure therapy and hyperbaric oxygen.