Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population: A Guide for Clinicians (Aging Medicine Book 1)

Medical practitioners receive little, if any, formal training in the prevention, assessment and management of pressure ulcers and other chronic wounds. Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population: A Guide for Clinicians is a resource primarily aimed at physicians interested in the fundamentals of wound care. This book is written for geriatricians, internists, general practitioners, residents and fellows who treat older patients and unlike other texts on the market addresses the specific issues of wound prevention and managment in older individuals. Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population: A Guide for Clinicians emphasizes prevention, proper documentation and the team care process which are often overlooked in standard texts. Chapters are written by experts in their fields and include such evolving topics as deep tissue injury and the newer support surface technologies. Front Matter....Pages i-xi The Biology of Wound Healing....Pages 1-17 Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers....Pages 19-26 Prevention of Pressure Ulcers....Pages 27-45 Assessment and Documentation of Pressure Ulcers....Pages 47-65 General Principles of Pressure Ulcer Management....Pages 67-80 Local Wound Treatment in Pressure Ulcer Management....Pages 81-97 Surgical Management of Pressure Ulcers....Pages 99-126 The Role of Nutrition in the Management and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers....Pages 127-142 Assessment and Management of Wound Colonization and Infection in Pressure Ulcers....Pages 143-159 Palliative Wound Care and Treatment at End of Life....Pages 161-176 Quality of Care....Pages 177-212 Legal Aspects of Pressure Ulcer Care....Pages 213-225 Back Matter....Pages 227-233 Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population: A Guide for Clinicians is a resource primarily aimed at physicians interested in the fundamentals of wound care. This book is written for geriatricians, internists, general practitioners, residents and fellows who treat older patients. Unlike other wound texts on the market, the book addresses the specific issues of wound prevention and management in older individuals. The text emphasizes proper documentation and elements of the team care process. There is up to date information on skin changes at the end of life and the concept of unavoidability. Chapters are written by experts in their fields and include such evolving topics as deep tissue injury and the newer support surface technologies Written for geriatricians, internists, general practitioners and others who treat older patients, this book reviews wound prevention and management in the elderly. Includes important recent research on deep tissue injury and support surface technology