Pressure Ulcers in the Aging Population

1. The Biology of Wound Healing
Gregory A. Compton, David R. Thomas

2. Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers
Dan Berlowitz

3. Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
Kim W. House, Theodore M. Johnson

4. Assessment and Documentation of Pressure Ulcers
Jan Kottner, Kathrin Raeder

5. General Principles of Pressure Ulcer Management
David R. Thomas

6. Local Wound Treatment in Pressure Ulcer Management
David R. Thomas

7. Surgical Management of Pressure Ulcers
Dean P. Kane

8. The Role of Nutrition in the Management and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
David R. Thomas

9. Assessment and Management of Wound Colonization and Infection in Pressure Ulcers
Gregory A. Compton

10. Palliative Wound Care and Treatment at End of Life
Kevin Y. Woo, Diane L. Krasner, R. Gary Sibbald

11. Quality of Care
Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, Janet Cheng

12. Legal Aspects of Pressure Ulcer Care
Gregory A. Compton

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Internal Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine