Editors:
- Part of the Aging Medicine series
- A collection of scholarly review articles written by respected active wound care clinicians and teachers
- Reference for medical and surgical trainees caring for older adults in all settings
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Aging Medicine (AGME, volume 1)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book covers the clinical considerations in treating pressure ulcers in older patients. … It is aimed at students and clinicians of all types -- nursing and medicine at the student or experienced practitioner levels. … This highly practical book outlines the very basics of caring for elderly patients with pressure ulcers.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody’s Book Reviews, April, 2014)
Editors and Affiliations
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Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, USA
David R. Thomas, MD
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Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, Wound Care Consultant, Hospice Care of South Carolina, Johns Island, USA
Gregory A. Compton, MD
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population
Book Subtitle: A Guide for Clinicians
Editors: David R. Thomas, MD, Gregory A. Compton, MD
Series Title: Aging Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-700-6
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62703-699-3Published: 22 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6316-4Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-62703-700-6Published: 22 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 233
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations
Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Internal Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine