Overview
- Provides an up-to-date scientific basis of all aspects related to pressure ulcers and pressure ulcer research
- Presents evidence-based knowledge of pressure ulcer aetiology
- Makes available current and future tools for evaluating patients at risk
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
The present work gives current data on all aspects of the medical problem, from aetiology and pathology to financial aspects, medico-legal implications, and current nursing practices. It reviews the knowledge and techniques currently available to the clinician and focuses on evidence-based knowledge for prevention, treatment and assessment of pressure ulcers. Specific patient groups include the Spinal Cord Injured. Current and future techniques are described that will provide information on the susceptibility of subjects to pressure ulcer development and the possibilities of tissue repair using tissue engineering strategies.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This is a useful and unique contribution to a neglected area. … This … volume succeeds in its aim of providing ‘a clearer understanding of the mechanisms associated with the aetiology of pressure ulcers and to identify the risk levels of individuals’. Surgeons with a pressure sore and wound-healing interest will find a useful reference … . I would certainly want to have this on my medical bookshelf." (Chris Khoo, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons, Vol. 89, 2007)
"The present book gives current data on all aspects of the medical problem … and current nursing practices for the management of pressure sores. … this book is mainly dedicated to the basic fundamental sciences applied to the pressure sore. Links between basic sciences and clinical applications are clearly present in order to help the clinician to manage patients in a better way. … In conclusion, this book is interesting for those … interested in the understanding of pressure sore genesis, analysis, prevention and treatment." (O. Heymans, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, Vol. 106 (1), 2006)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Dr. D. Bader is full professor of Medical Engineering (London) and part-time professor of tissue engineering (Eindhoven, NL).
Dr. Carlijn Bouten is associate professor (UHD) of Tissue Engineering. She studied Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology at the Department of Human Movement Sciences of the Free University, Amsterdam.
Dr. Cees Oomens is associate professor (UHD) in Biomechanics and Continuum-mechanics. He studied physics at Eindhoven University of Technology.
Dr. Denis Colin is Medical Director of Centre de L'Arche at Saint Saturnin, Le Mans, France.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pressure Ulcer Research
Book Subtitle: Current and Future Perspectives
Editors: Dan L. Bader, Carlijn V.C. Bouten, Denis Colin, Cees W.J. Oomens
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28804-X
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-25030-2Published: 04 August 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06404-3Published: 14 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-28804-6Published: 14 December 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 382
Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Surgery, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Rehabilitation, Dermatology