A Brief History Of Wound Healing

- Not only written by experts but the content of each of the chapters has also been peer-reviewed. - Presents a step-by-step approach to the treatment of chronic wounds. - For dermatologists, but also many other medical disciplines such as general practitioners and family physicians who also treat chronic wounds.

Peeking at “The Brief History of Wound Care.” The history of wound healing is, in a sense, the history of humankind. One of the oldest medical manuscripts known to man is a Clay Tablet that dates back to 2200 B. C. · This tablet describes, perhaps for the first time, the “Three Healing Gestures”: 1. Washing the wounds, 2. Making the plasters, and 3. Bandaging the wound. In summary, The first wound treatments were described 5 millennia ago. Since then, various Principles Of Wound Care have been passed on from generation to generation. In contrast to large numbers of general technological inventions over the past 100 years, progress beyond Ancient Wound Care practices is a recent phenomenon. It is essential to know the historical aspects of Wound Treatment (both successes and failures) in order to continue this progress and provide future direction It is amazing to see that some of the basic principles of wound healing have been known since 2000 B.C. Thus, it is strived in this E-Booklet to compile brief History Of Wound Healing for the benefit of enthusiastic readers along with plenty of ILLUSTRATIONS to make it more interesting! …Dr. H. K. Saboowala. M.B.(Bom) .M.R.S.H.(London)

On the occasion of the European Congress on Wound Healing and Skin Physiology (Bochum, Germany, November 1992), an international team of scientists and clinicians discussed the core topics in this important field of dermatological and surgical research. Themes include morphology and physiology, microcirculation and angiogenesis, biochemistry and immunology, microbiology and wound infection, non-invasive measurement techniques, wound repair, surgical treatment, dressings, and agents that promote wound healing.

Wound Healing, and the Myofibroblast: A Historical and Biological Perspective is the fruit of an interdisciplinary and international collaboration involving a historian of medicine (Dr. Zampieri), a physician (Dr. Coen), and a researcher (Prof. Gabbiani, world-renowned for his discovery of the myofibroblast). This book aims to draw a concise yet complete description of the conceptual evolution of wound healing, fibrosis and fibrosis-related pathologies from antiquity to present time, as well as commenting on the role of the myofibroblast and the key cell type essential for tissue repair and fibrosis (from its identification in 1971 throughout its 50-years-old history). By viewing this complex and century-long history from different perspectives, the book's authors aim to draw an exhaustive overview, with the hope of inspiring new and fruitful basic and clinical research. Interdisciplinary collaboration: complementary views from medical historian, a physician and a researcher A concise but detailed history of fibrosis, readers can discover the major scientific breakthroughs along this history Includes the pathophysiology of various fibrotic diseases Explores the role of myofibroblast in fibrosis development

Written by a multi-disciplinary team of authors, this manual is a comprehensive guide to wound care – its healing and management, treatment and also prevention. Divided into four sections, the book begins with an introduction to wound history, evolution and healing. The following chapters discuss general principles for wound management and then examine different types of wound in more depth, including radiation, diabetic foot infections, bites, vascular ulcers and pressure sores. The final section looks at other factors influencing wound management, such as nutrition, physiotherapy, oxygen therapy and regulated negative pressure therapy.

Surgical Wound Healing and Management, Second Edition explores the critical role of surgery in wound bed preparation and management, and provides a sound knowledge of wound mechanisms, physiology, and metabolic control. Founded on the expertise of internationally recognized authorities, this source illustrates the many techniques utilized by surgeons to design optimal healing environments, maximize the efficacy of existing treatment modalities, and extract bacteria from a variety of wound situations resulting from burns, trauma, and disease.