Designed for health care professionals in multiple disciplines and
clinical settings, this comprehensive, evidence-based wound care text
provides basic and advanced information on wound healing and
therapies and emphasizes clinical decision-making. The text
integrates the latest scientific findings with principles of good
wound care and provides a complete set of current, evidence-based
practices. This edition features a new chapter on wound pain
management and a chapter showing how to use negative pressure therapy
on many types of hard-to-heal wounds. Technological advances covered
include ultrasound for wound debridement, laser treatments, and a
single-patient-use disposable device for delivering pulsed radio
frequency.