Science and Practice of Pressure Ulcer Management

by Romanelli, Marco; Clark, Michael; Cherry, George William; Colin, Denis; Defloor, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781852338398
• ISBN10: 1852338393
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-31
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Pressure ulcers, also referred to as pressure sores, bedsores and decubitus ulcers, can range from a very mild pink coloration of the skin, which disappears in a few hours after the pressure is relieved, to a very deep wound extending to and in very serious cases sometimes through a bone and into internal organs. There are many similarities to burn wounds in terms of the course of injury, but the primary cause of pressure ulcers is unrelieved pressure to the skin, while secondary causes include exposure to cold or skin abrasion. Other contributing factors to the development of pressure ulcers include poor nutrition, weight loss and diabetes, all of which are prevalent in the modern developed world. This book will establish the clinical and scientific basis behind effective pressure ulcer management. Aimed squarely at dermatology clinicians and vascular surgeons, this text is designed to be the primary reference for pressure ulcers from diagnosis and prevention to management and treatment options. In addition, dermatology nursing and clinic staff and interns will also gain much from reading this text. The contributing authors are all experts in the management of pressure ulcers and will provide a valuable clinical compendium for this difficult area of medicine.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xiii
Pressure Ulcer, the Scale of the Problem	1	(6)
Theo Dassen
Antje Tannen
Nils Lahmann
Pressure Ulcer Patients' Quality of Life from a Nurse's Perspective	7	(4)
Helvi Hietanen
Recent Advances in Pressure Ulcer Research	11	(16)
Dan Bader
Cees Oomens
Etiology and Risk Factors	27	(10)
Mark Collier
Zena Moore
Pressure Ulcer Classification	37	(6)
Carol Dealey
Christina Lindholm
Risk Assessment Scales for Predicting the Risk of Developing Pressure Ulcers	43	(16)
Joan-Enric Torra i Bou
Francisco Pedro Garcia-Fernandez
Pedro L. Pancorbo-Hidalgo
Katia Furtado
Equipment Selection	59	(8)
Jacqueline Fletcher
Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Repositioning	67	(8)
Tom Defloor
Katrien Vanderwee
Doris Wilborn
Theo Dassen
Skin Care	75	(10)
Sue Bale
Janice Cameron
Sylvie Meaume
Pressure Ulcers and Nutrition: A New European Guideline	85	(6)
Joseph Schols
Michael Clark
Giuseppe Benati
Pam Jackson
Meike Engfer
Gero Langer
Bernadette Kerry
Denis Colin
Clinical and Instrumental Assessment of Pressure Ulcers	91	(8)
Diego Mastronicola
Marco Romanelli
Pressure Ulcers and Wound Bed Preparation	99	(12)
Vincent Falanga
Conservative Management of Pressure Ulcers	111	(8)
Elia Ricci
Andrea Cavicchioli
Marco Romanelli
Surgical Management of Pressure Ulcers	119	(10)
Jens Lykke Sorensen
M.J. Lubbers
Finn Gottrup
Debridement of Pressure Ulcers	129	(10)
Andrea Bellingeri
Deborah Hofman
The Role of Bacteria in Pressure Ulcers	139	(24)
R. Gary Sibbald
Paul Chapman
Jose Contreras-Ruiz
Litigation	163	(6)
Courtney H. Lyder
The Development, Dissemination, and Use of Pressure Ulcer Guidelines	169	(8)
R.T. van Zelm
Michael Clark
Jeen R.E. Haalboom
Developing a Research Agenda	177	(6)
Denis Colin
The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel: A Means of Identifying and Dealing with a Major Health Problem with a European Initiative	183	(6)
George W. Cherry
Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management in the Developing World: The Developed World Must Provide Leadership	189	(8)
Terence J. Ryan
Innovation in Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management	197	(8)
Keith G. Harding
Michael Clark
Index	205