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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962855203321

Autore

Fleischmann Wim

Titolo

Maggot Therapy : A Handbook of Maggot-Assisted Wound Healing / / by: Fleischmann, Wim, Grassberger, Martin, Sherman, Ronald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart ; ; New York, : Thieme, c2004

ISBN

9786612891571

9783132578173

3132578177

9781282891579

128289157X

9783131611413

3131611413

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 85 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

617.1/06

Soggetti

Wounds and injuries - Treatment

Maggots

Larvae

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This book is an authorized and revised translation of the German edition published and copyrighted 2002 by TRIAS Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-74) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Maggot Therapy: A Handbook of Maggot-Assisted Wound Healing; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; Nature's Vast Pharmacy; 2 Maggots; On Flies and Maggots; Development Cycle of the Fly; Transmission of Disease by Flies; Phaenicia (Lucilia) Sericata (Green Blowfly); Larvae of Phaenicia sericata; 3 Maggots and Wound Healing; History of Maggot Therapy; Stimulation of Wound Healing; Medicinal Uses; Production of Sterile Maggots; Myiasis; 4 Clinical Application of Maggots; The Classical Free-Range Maggot Dressing System; The Containment-Bag Maggot Dressing System (Biobag)

Indications for Maggot Debridement Therapy; Adverse Effects and Risks of Maggot Therapy; Perspectives; Cost Effectiveness; 5 Appendix; Frequently Asked Questions; Suggested Reading; Sterile Maggot Suppliers; Glossary; Index



Sommario/riassunto

This title contains extensive information on maggot therapy. There is an overview of flies and maggots, a history of maggot therapy, and information on maggots' mode and how they can be used.