(BQ) Ebook “ABC of wound healing” has contents: Wound assessment, venous and arterial leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, reconstructive surgery, wound dressings, traumatic and surgical wounds, uncommon causes of ulceration, recent advances and emerging treatments, and other contents. | Contents 1 Wound assessment Joseph E Grey, Stuart Enoch, Keith G Harding. 2 Venous and arterial leg ulcers Joseph E Grey, Stuart Enoch, Keith G Harding. 3 Diabetic foot ulcers Michael E Edmonds, A V M Foster. 4 Pressure ulcers Joseph E Grey, Stuart Enoch, Keith G Harding. 5 Traumatic and surgical wounds David J Leaper, Keith G Harding. 6 Uncommon causes of ulceration Girish K Patel, Joseph E Grey, Keith G Harding. 7 Burns Alex Benson, William A Dickson, Dean E Boyce. 8 Reconstructive surgery Dean E Boyce, Kayvan Shokrollahi. 9 Wound dressings Vanessa Jones, Joseph E Grey, Keith G Harding. 10 Infections Brendan Healy, Andrew Freedman. 11 Non-surgical and drug treatments Stuart Enoch, Joseph E Grey, Keith G Harding. 12 Recent advances and emerging treatments Stuart Enoch, Joseph E Grey, Keith G Harding. Index Downloaded from on 12 January 2009 Practice ABC of wound healing Wound assessment This is the first in a series of 12 articles Joseph E Grey, Stuart Enoch, Keith G Harding Most wounds, of whatever aetiology, heal without difficulty. Some wounds, however, are subject to factors that impede healing, although these do not prevent healing if the wounds are managed appropriately. A minority of wounds will become chronic and non-healing. In these cases the ultimate goal is to control the symptoms and prevent complications, rather than healing the wound. Causes of ulceration x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Vascular (venous, arterial, lymphatic, vasculitis) Neuropathic (for example, diabetes, spina bifida, leprosy) Metabolic (for example, diabetes, gout) Connective tissue disease (for example, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus) Pyoderma gangrenosum (often reflection of systemic disorder) Haematological disease (red blood cell disorders (for example, sickle cell disease); white blood cell disorders (for example, leukaemia); platelet disorders (for example, thrombocytosis)) Dysproteinaemias (for example, cryoglobulinaemia, .
