Overview
- Integrates new concepts of wound management after vascular surgery and neurosurgery
- Presents the latest concepts in antimicrobial therapy
- Written by respected international experts
Part of the book series: Recent Clinical Techniques, Results, and Research in Wounds (RCTRRW, volume 6)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Chronic Wounds
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Front Matter
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Wound Healing
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Keywords
About this book
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Melvin A. Shiffman, MD, JD, FCLM, received his MD from Northwestern University School of Medicine in 1957 and completed his residency in general surgery in 1964 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Long Beach, California. Since then he has been continuously involved in oncologic surgery, reconstruction, and cosmetic surgery. In 2002, Dr. Shiffman became Chair of the Section of Surgery at Tustin Hospital and Medical Center and in 2009-10 he served as President of the American College of Legal Medicine. He is Editor Emeritus of the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, a member of the Scientific Committee of the American Journal of Aesthetic Medicine, and an examiner for the International Board of Cosmetic Surgery. He is also a former Editor-in-Chief of both the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and the International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Shiffman is the recipient of many honors and is a fellow of various colleges and societies. He has published 300 articles, authored or edited 34 books, and written more than 140 book chapters.
Dr. Mervin Low, MD received his MD from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. He completed his Plastic Surgery Residency at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, and a Breast and Aesthetic Surgery fellowship at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, USA, and at the Plastic Surgery Center of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI, USA. Dr. Low has a busy practice devoted entirely to Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. He is a prolific author, educator and innovator. He has been recognized locally as one of the Best Doctors in California and nationally as one of the Top Plastic Surgeons in America.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chronic Wounds, Wound Dressings and Wound Healing
Editors: Melvin A. Shiffman, Mervin Low
Series Title: Recent Clinical Techniques, Results, and Research in Wounds
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10698-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10697-3Published: 05 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10698-0Published: 04 August 2020
Series ISSN: 2524-4590
Series E-ISSN: 2524-4604
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 495
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery