Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive textbook is designed for nurses, medical students, and healthcare professionals seeking evidence-based strategies, aligned with the latest international guidelines, for the management of chronic wounds. Covering wound assessment, the phases of healing, and advanced therapeutic approaches, it serves as an essential reference for both clinical practice and academic training.
Chronic or hard-to-heal wounds are one of the greatest challenges in nursing practice. Healthcare professionals treating these patients often experience frustration when wounds heal slowly and unpredictably. This drives the need and interest in updating knowledge on the best treatments to accelerate healing times.With this book, we aim to address this demand. Our goal is that, after reading it, professionals gain confidence and certainty in their decision-making regarding treatments, ensuring faster healing and relief for their patients.
This is a study and reference manual, based on and updated with the best clinical evidence. It is structured and written from the perspective of the authors, who have extensive experience in chronic wound care. Izaskun, for instance, has a vast background in clinical practice, consultancy, and education. She actively participates in courses, workshops, and webinars and is the coordinator of the monograph on wound infection: "Critical Colonization: The Great Invisible."The authors, well aware of the main obstacles in wound healing and the educational gaps among their nursing colleagues, present the content of each chapter with these aspects in mind.
Key points and practical tips are highlighted in each section, and explanations are supported by images, tables, and charts. The objective is to facilitate an understanding of the underlying pathophysiological processes of wound chronicity, helping professionals choose the most appropriate treatment.
For example, this manual will teach you how to identify and manage subclinical infection and biofilm, as well as how to diagnose and properly treat the underlying etiology of each wound-two of the primary reasons for delayed healing.
The book covers the treatment and prevention of lower extremity wounds (venous, arterial, diabetic foot, and atypical ulcers), dependency-related lesions (pressure/shear injuries, friction wounds, and moisture-associated skin damage), wounds associated with dermatoporosis (skin tears and subcutaneous hematomas), and tumoral and end-of-life wounds. Readers will learn how to assess and identify the causes of wound chronicity and implement the most appropriate etiological and wound bed treatments.
This manual is intended for healthcare professionals specializing in skin and chronic wounds, particularly in primary care, long-term care facilities, and specialized healthcare settings (nurses and physicians). It is designed as a bedside reference to resolve any clinical doubts that may arise during daily practice.
Its textbook structure also makes it a valuable resource for universities and training programs in both nursing and medicine.
With this manual, we aim to make learning about wound care engaging while helping professionals practice with the highest level of excellence and satisfaction
