Pressure ulcers in the aging population [electronic resource] : a guide for clinicians / David R. Thomas, Gregory A. Compton, editors.
2014
RL675
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Title
Pressure ulcers in the aging population [electronic resource] : a guide for clinicians / David R. Thomas, Gregory A. Compton, editors.
ISBN
9781627037006 electronic book
1627037004 electronic book
9781627036993
1627037004 electronic book
9781627036993
Published
New York : Humana Press, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-1-62703-700-6 doi
Call Number
RL675
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.5/45
Summary
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.
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Includes index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 25, 2013).
Series
Aging medicine.
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