Compression and Chronic Wound Management
This book evaluates the various evidence-based arguments for the use of compression to treat chronic wounds. It describes the growing health burden caused by these lesions with vast sums spent on wound management and its associated complexities around the world. Since compression is the mainstay of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Compression is essential – the physics of compression to treat venous hypertension
- The use of compression in venous leg ulcers - the inadequacy of current compression systems especially in tropical nations
- The use of compression to manage varicose veins – do currently available compression garments suit tropical climates?
- Using compression to manage chronic wounds in China – Perspectives of compression use in chronic wound management – plastic surgeon’s perspectives
- Perspectives of compression use in chronic wound management – plastic surgeon’s perspectives
- Delivering compression to treat chronic wounds in the UK
- Compression to manage lymphoedema
- Compression for managing scars
- Difficult to compress legs
- Advances in materials for compression systems
- Current concepts of intermittent pneumatic compression devices
- Compression use in Traditional Medicine Systems – Views from Ayurveda, Chinese and other medicine systems
- Appendices
- Bandaging systems currently available
- Devices available for limb compression