| Contents |
The epidemiology of cutaneous wounds / Patrick Luib -- The biology of wound healing / Adam J. Singer and Richard A.F. Clark -- Patient and wound assessment / Judd E. Hollander -- Wound preparation / Ronald Moscati -- Wound anesthesia / Joel M. Bartfield -- Procedural sedation and analgesia / James Miner -- Wound closure devices / Judd E. Hollander, Adam J. Singer -- Wound dressings / Rose Moran-Kelly, Mary Farren, and Adam J. Singer -- Antibiotics in wound management and necrotizing infections / Gregory J. Moran and Hans R. House -- Adhesive tapes for closure of acute wounds and surgical incisions / Robert M. Blumm -- Surgical staples / Adam J. Singer and Mary Jo McBride -- The topical skin adhesives / Adam J. Singer -- Selecting sutures and needles for wound closure / Judd E. Hollander and Adam J. Singer -- Basic suturing and tissue handling techniques / Adam J. Singer and Lior Rosenberg -- Animal bite wounds / Esther H. Chen -- Foreign bodies in wounds / Anthony J. Dean -- Plantar puncture wounds / David F. Gaieski and Martin Camacho -- Cutaneous and subcutaneous abscesses / Subhasish Bose and Charles V. Pollack, Jr -- Soft tissue injuries of the hand / Breena R. Taira, Mark Gelfand, and Alexander B. Dagum -- Soft tissue infections of the hand / Breena R. Taira, Guy Cassara, and Mark Gelfand -- Burns / Harry S. Soroff and Steven Sandoval -- Evaluating and treating skin ulcers / Charlene M. Morris and Adam J. Singer -- Postoperative care of wounds / Judd E. Hollander. |
