• A separate chapter on tubes, drains, fistulas, and peristomal skin management
• A separate chapter on the pediatric patient
• A chapter devoted to special populations, including the intensive care, spinal cord injury, and HIV/AIDS populations.
• More case studies to help illustrate the best approaches to wound care  
• More color photos than ever before

• Assessment Guidelines
• Chapter Objectives
• Chapter References
• Chapter Summaries
• Evidence-Based Practice feature
• Practice Points feature
• Show What You Know review questions

Part I—Wound Care Concepts

1          Quality of Life and Ethical Issues

            --Mona Mylene Baharestani

2          Regulation and Wound Care

            --Dan R. Berlowitz, Denise Israel-Richardson, and Courtney H. Lyder

3          Legal Aspects of Wound Care

   --Steven P. Knowlton and Gregory Brown

4          Skin: An Essential Organ

--Sharon Baranoski, Elizabeth A. Ayello, Marjana Tomic-Canic, and Jeffrey M. Levine

5          Acute and Chronic Wound Healing

--Samantha Holloway, Keith Harding, Joyce K. Stechmiller, and Gregory Schultz

6          Wound Assessment

--Sharon Baranoski, Elizabeth A. Ayello, and Diane K. Langemo

7          Wound Bioburden and Infection

--Sue E. Gardner and Rita A. Frantz

8          Wound Debridement

--Elizabeth A. Ayello, Sharon Baranoski, R. Gary Sibbald, and Janet E. Cuddigan

9          Wound Treatment Options

--Sharon Baranoski, Elizabeth A. Ayello, Andrea McIntosh, Linda Montoya, and Pamela Scarborough

10        Nutrition and Wound Care

--Mary Ellen Posthauer and David R. Thomas

11        Pressure Redistribution: Seating, Positioning, and Support Surfaces

--David M. Brienza, Mary Jo Geyer, Stephen Sprigle, and Karen Zulkowski

12        Pain Management and Wounds

--Linda E. Dallam, Christine Barkauskas, Elizabeth A. Ayello, Sharon Baranoski, and R. Gary Sibbald

Part II—Wound Classifications and Management Strategies

13        Pressure Ulcers

--Elizabeth A. Ayello, Sharon Baranoski, Courtney H. Lyder, Janet E. Cuddigan, and Wendy S. Harris

14        Venous Disease and Lymphedema Management

Venous Disease

--Mary Y. Sieggreen and Ronald A. Kline

Lymphedema

--Carolyn E. Fife, Mary Y. Sieggreen, and Ronald A. Kline

15        Arterial Ulcers

--Mary Y. Sieggreen, Ronald A. Kline, R. Gary Sibbald, and Gregory Ralph Weir

16        Diabetic Foot Ulcers

--Lawrence A. Lavery, James B. McGuire, Sharon Baranoski, Elizabeth A. Ayello, and Steven R. Kravitz

17        Sickle Cell Ulcers

--Terry Treadwell

18        Surgical Reconstruction of Wounds

--Joyce M. Black and Steven B. Black

19        Tube, Drain, and Fistula Management

--Paula Erwin-Toth and Linda J. Stricker

20        Atypical Wounds

--David Weinstein, Tami de Araujo, and Robert S. Kirsner

21        Wounds in Special Populations

Intensive Care Population

--Janet E. Cuddigan

Spinal Cord Injury Population

--Susan L. Garber

HIV/AIDS Population

--Carl A. Kirton

Bariatric Population

--Janet E. Cuddigan and Sharon Baranoski

22        Pressure Ulcers in Neonatal and Pediatric Populations

--Mona Mylene Baharestani

23        Palliative Wound Care

--Diane K. Langemo

24        Wound Care Perspectives: Present and Future

­--Sharon Baranoski and Elizabeth A. Ayello

Index