Principles and Practice Of Wound Care

Sujata Sarabahi MS MCh DNB (Plastic Surgery) MNAMSAssociate Professor and Senior Plastic Surgeon, Department of Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital.New Delhi, IndiaVK Tiwari MS MChProfessor and Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Department of Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

• Section 1 History and Healing.1. Evolution of Wound Care.2. Pathology of Wound Healing.3. Recent Advances in Wound Healing.4. Scars Following Wound Healing.5. Classification of Wounds.Section 2 General Principles for Wound Management.6. Wound Bed Preparation (Guidelines of International Advisory Board for WBP)7. Initial Management of Life-threatening Wounds.8. Debridement—Preparing the Wound Bed for Cover.9. Dressings and Topical Agents in Wound Care.10. Surgical Closure of Wounds.11. Surgical Site Infection: Preventive Strategies.12. Fungal Wound Infections: Diagnosis and Management.Section 3 Types of Wounds and their Management13. Crush Injuries of Limbs.14. Skin Avulsion Injuries.15. Medical Management of Diabetic Ulcer.16. Diabetic Foot Infections.17. Surgical Management of Diabetic Foot18. Recent Advances in Management of Chronic Non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers.19. Vascular Ulcers.20. Vasculitic Ulcer.21. Healing and Management of Burn Wound22. Management of Radiation Wounds.23. Management of Trophic Ulcer on Feet.24. Pressure Sores.25. Orthopedic Device Related Infections.26. Necrotizing Fasciitis: An Overview.27. Bite Wounds.28. Malignant Wounds.29. Chemo-Extravasation: Medical and Surgical Management.30. Gunshot Wounds.31. Reconstructive Modalities of Non-healing Wounds of Lower Limb.32. Foot Defects.33. Management of Upper Extremity Wounds.34. Issues in Neonatal Wound Management.Section 4 Miscellaneous35. Role of Regulated Negative PressureTherapy in Wound Healing.36. Role of Nutrition in Wound Healing37. Role of Physiotherapy in Wound Healing.38. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Management of Wounds.Index