Wound Healing and Ulcers of the Skin Diagnosis and Therapy — The Practical Approach /

• Main Authors: Shai, Avi (Author), Maibach, Howard I. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Internal medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Geriatrics.; Surgery.; Plastic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Surgery.; Plastic Surgery.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Internal Medicine.; Infectious Diseases.

Table of Contents:

• 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.