TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - The General Evaluation
A1  - Lampe, Katherine E.
A2  - McCulloch, Joseph M.
A2  - Kloth, Luther C.
Y1  - 2010
N1  - 
T2  - Wound Healing Evidence-Based Management, 4e
AB  - Wound  evaluation  is  the  foundation  upon  which  appropriate  wound  interventions  are  based.  Evaluation  may  include  specific  measurements  and  tests  to  assess  the  wound,  periwound  skin,  limb,  or  adjacent  anatomical  regions.  Physiological  and  anatomical  systems,  general  health,  functional  status,  and  other  factors  that  affect  an  individual  should  also  be  evaluated.  The  next  step  in  the  evaluation  process  entails  making  a  judgment  about  or  placing  a  value  on  test  and  measurement  data.  These  clinical  judgments  drive  the  plan  of  care  for  the  patient  with  a  wound.  Continuous  and  timely  reevaluation  of  the  individual  and  his  or  her  wound  aids  the  clinician  in  monitoring  healing.  Evaluation  of  wound  and  patient  responses  to  treatment  allows  the  clinician  to  determine  treatment  effectiveness.  If  the  examination  and  evaluation  reveal  negative  outcomes,  adjustments  in  the  intervention  are  necessary  to  augment  healing.  Consequently,  wound  evaluation  will  influence  which  interventions  are  chosen  to  produce  or  enhance  the  best  outcome  for  the  patient.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184829879
ER  -