| Part I - Wound Care and Prevention | ||
| 1. | Fundamentals of wound healing | |
| 2. | Nutrition assessment and therapy | |
| 3. | Pressure ulcers | |
| 4. | Venous and arterial ulcers | |
| 5. | Diabetic foot ulcers | |
| 6. | Wound assessment, documentation, and outcome management | |
| 7. | Legal and payment issues | |
| Part II - Wound Care Products | ||
| DRESSINGS | ||
| Overview | ||
| Alginates | ||
| Collagens | ||
| Composites | ||
| Contact layers | ||
| Foams | ||
| Hydrocolloids | ||
| Hydrogels | ||
| Specialty absorptives | ||
| Surgical supplies, miscellaneous | ||
| Transparent films | ||
| Wound fillers | ||
| Other products | ||
| DRUGS | ||
| Overview | ||
| Products | ||
| Part III - Additional Dressings and Products | ||
| Overview | ||
| Abdominal dressing holders and binders | ||
| Compression bandage systems | ||
| Elastic bandage rolls | ||
| Gauze, impregnated with other than water, normal saline, or hydrogel, without adhesive border | ||
| Gauze, impregnated with water or normal saline, without adhesive border | ||
| Gauze, nonelastic rolls | ||
| Gauze nonimpregnated with adhesive border | ||
| Gauze, nonimpregnated, without adhesive border | ||
| Tapes | ||
| Wound cleansers | ||
| Wound pouches | ||
| Appendices | ||
| A. | Body mass index | |
| B. | Braden scale | |
| C. | Wagner ulcer grade classification | |
| D. | Treatment algorithm for pressure ulcers | |
| E. | Treatment algorithm for arterial ulcers | |
| F. | Treatment algorithm for venous ulcers | |
| G. | Treatment algorithm for diabetic ulcers | |
| H. | Treatment algorithm for diabetic ulcer wound care | |
| Manufacturer resource guide | ||
| Selected references | ||
| Index | ||