ABC of Wound Healing Second Edition ABC of Wound Healing is a practical highly illustrated
guide to 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 contains several new chapters on lymphoedema nutrition
skin care continence and scarring. Updated and expanded chapters cover a wider range of
devices and therapies and discuss additional factors that impact wound healing processes
offering new clinical photographs as a visual guide. Applying a multidisciplinary approach to
the provision of 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 * Emphasises the importance of reaching a diagnosis 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-colour
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.
