Pressure Ulcer Research: Current and Future Perspectives [Paperback]

Presents both current and future aspects of diagnosis and treatment.

Presents evidence-based knowledge of pressure ulcer aetiology.

Contains over 90 illustrations.

Explores the possiblities of tissue repair using new tissue engineering strategies.

 

The aetiopathology of pressure ulcers: A hierarchical approach.- Medical perspectives in the 21st century.- Medico-legal implications.- Patients at risk for pressure ulcers and evidence based care for pressure ulcer prevention.- The measurement of interface pressure.- Susceptibility of spinal cord injured individuals to pressure ulcers.- Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers using electrical stimulation.- Biochemical status of soft tissues subjected to sustained pressure.- Stump-socket interface conditions.- Perspectives of numerical modelling in pressure ulcer research.- Skin morphology and its mechanical properties associated with loading.- Compression-induced tissue damage: animal models.-The role of oxidative stress in the development and persistence of pressure ulcers.- Transport of fluid and solutes in tissues.- Skin model studies.- In vitro muscle model studies.- Imaging tissues for pressure ulcer prevention.- Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of pressure ulcers.- Microelectrodes and biocompatible sensors for skin p02 measurements.- New tissue repair strategies.- Subject Index

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 lS4