Treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and other chronic wounds by modern dressings – algorithm of choice

Chronic wounds (diabetic foot, venous leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and others) are a serious problem nowadays, especially in elderly and in the patients with chronic illness.
This book is focused on the modern options of chronic wounds treatment, including correct and effective usage of the whole variety of dressing materials (hydrocolloids, poliurethane foam, hydrogels, alginates and others).
It should help to resolve such questions as:
– How to remember all the classes of dressing materials?
– Which dressing material is optimal for this wound?
– What is “moist wound healing”?
– What is “autolytic debridement”?
– Why the ulcer does not heal despite of usage of expensive dressings?
– What else, besides dressing, we have to use?

The text contains many colour images of ulcers and other chronic wounds.
It was written for healthcare professionals in several fields: doctors, nurses, podiatrists, students.
We wish the readers to improve their qualification and to be able to heal every wound worldwide