Contents:

Assessing and documenting chronic wounds

Best practices for managing the effects of lymphedema

Laboratory values in chronic wound management

Additional dressings and products

Skin and wound care products

hydrogel without adhesive border

Appendices and Index

This useful resource will help both clinicians and institutions deliver wound care that's both appropriate for patient needs and cost-effective for the institution. Featuring important new information on documentation regulations, including helpful checklists, and offering take-away highlights in every chapter, this useful resource also provides new content on lymphedema management guidelines, negative pressure wound therapy, and capturing data using today's media capabilities. Part 1 covers the fundamentals of skin and wound care, including assessment, treatment, prevention, nutrition, and documentation. Part 2 offers profiles and photos of hundreds of skin and wound care products, all categorized and alphabetized for easy reference. The book also includes a full-color wound photo section, wound checklists, and much more. Common terms and phrases: absorbent Action adhesive border ALLEVYN antimicrobial Application I Clean Apply the dressing assessment bacterial bandage barrier Calcium Alginate Change the dressing chronic wounds Clean the wound clinical clinician collagen compression compression bandage contamination Contraindications I Contraindicated cover Covidien debridement dermal DeRoyal diabetic foot diabetic ulcers documentation donor sites drainage dressing changes edges eschar exuding wounds film fluid Foam Dressing full-thickness wounds gauze granulation tissue HCPCS HCPCS codes hydrocolloid Hydrogel Indications To manage infection irrigation leg ulcers lymphedema maintain a moist matrix Medline Industries moist environment moisture necrotic tissue nonadherent normal saline normal saline solution NPWT partial-thickness patient periwound skin polyurethane pressure ulcers pressure ulcers stages protective Remove the dressing second-degree burns skin and wound sterile surgical wounds surrounding skin tape third-degree burns treatment tube vascular venous ulcers wound bed wound cleanser Wound Dressing wound exudate wound healing Wound Management wound surface wounds Contraindications