Wound Care Management for the Equine Practitioner

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

AvDean A. Hendrickson,Dean A Hendrickson

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Wound Care Management assists with general wound care in horses. It includes basic wound cleaning and preparation, important anatomical considerations, moist healing concepts, dressing choices, and specific wounds by body region. Along with detailed sections about wound closure techniques using bandaging and skin grafting there is in-depth discussion of appropriate wound dressing used for cleaning, debridement, packing, absorption, compression, support, and protection. The book emphases important anatomical considerations by body regions in a highly visual format (70 color photos, 100 figures).

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Utgivningsdatum2004-06-01
Mått146 x 215 x 17 mm
Vikt446 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMade Easy Series
Antal sidor224
FörlagTeton NewMedia
ISBN9781591610212

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ContentsSection 1 Wound Care DressingsIntroduction 3Some Helpful Hints 3Dressings used for Cleaning and Prepping 4Dressings Used for Debridement 6Dressings Used for Packing 7Dressings Used for Absorption 9Dressings Used for Compression 11Dressings Used for Support 12Dressings Used for Protection 13Dressings Used for Moisture 14Methods of Dressing Application 14Splint Application 16Emergency Transport 19Section 2 Wound Preparation, Cleaning, and DebridementWound Preparation 26Wound Infection 28Wound Cleaning Agents 29Scrubbing 30Lavage 31Saline 32Antiseptic Agents 32Povidone Iodine 34Chlorhexidine 35Hydrogen Peroxide 36Acetic Acid (Vinegar) 36Dakin’s Solution 37Topical Antibiotics 38Silver 38Nitrofurazone 39Triple Antibiotic 39Surfactant Based Agents 40Wound Debridement 41Mechanical Methods 41Sharp Debridement 42Physical Debridement 43Chemical Debridement 44Chemicals 44Hypertonic Saline Dressings 44Natural Methods 45Autolytic Debridement 45Enzymatic Debridement 46Section 3 Wound ExplorationHead Wounds 52Neck and Back Wounds 54Chest Wounds 55Abdominal Wounds 57Leg Wounds 58Important Anatomical Considerations 60Foreign Body Detection 64Exploration 64Ultrasound 65Plain Radiology 66Contrast Radiography 67Computed Tomography and MagneticResonance Imaging 67Section 4 Primary Wound ClosureAppropriate Wounds for Primary Closure 70Closure Techniques for Primary Wound Closure 73Suture Closure 74Needle Type 74Absorbable versus Non-Absorbable 75Monofilament versus Multifilament 76Suture Patterns 77Appositional 77Simple Interrupted 77Simple Continuous 78Interlocking 79Intradermal 80Tension Relieving 80Cruciate 81Near-Far-Far-Near 81Vertical Mattress 82Horizontal Mattress 82Knot Types 83Staple Closure 83Suture/Staple Removal 84Tissue Adhesive Closure 85Other Tension Relieving Techniques 85Wound Protection and Immobilization 87Section 5 Delayed Primary Wound ClosureAppropriate Wounds 92Intermediate Wound Care 92Preparation for Closure 93Section 6 Second Intention Wound HealingMoist Wound Healing Concepts 100Dressing Choices 103Hypertonic Saline Dressings 105Antimicrobial Dressings 111Hydragel Dressings 115Calcium Alginate Dressings 117Topical Dressings: Collagens, Maltodextrans 122Replacement Tissue Dressings 124Growth Factors 125Semi-Occlusive Dressings 126Steroids 131Summary 132Caustic Agents 134Excess Granulation Tissue 134Non-Healing Wounds 136Section 7 Skin GraftingImmediate Wound Care 140Bed Preparation 141Types of Grafts 142Healing Stages of Grafts 142Skin Graft Types 143Grafting Techniques 144Skin Graft Donor Sites 145Animal Positioning, Anesthesia, and Sedation 146Pinch Grafting 147Punch Grafting 151Tunnel Grafting 154Mesh Grafting 155Pedicle Grafting 158Grafting Aftercare 158Dressing Choices 158Frequency of Dressing Changes 159Wound Immobilization 159Reasons for Graft Failure 161Inappropriate Type of Graft 161Inadequate Graft Preparation 161Inadequate Recipient Bed Preparation 162Infection 162Separation of Graft from Wound Bed 162Graft Movement 163Section 8 Specific Wound ConsiderationsHeel Bulb Lacerations/Hoof Wall Avulsions 166Lacerations of Synovial Structures 173Tendon and/or Ligament Lacerations 178Chest Lacerations 181Abdominal Wall Lacerations 183Head Lacerations 185Lacerations to the Axillary Region 190Index 193Recommended Readings 208