Maggot therapy : a handbook of maggot-assisted wound healing / / Wim Fleischmann, Martin Grassberger, Ronald Sherman ; [translator, Suyzon O'Neal Wandrey]

• Autore: Fleischmann Wim
• Pubblicazione: Stuttgart ; ; New York, : Thieme, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 85 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 617.1/06
• Soggetto topico: Wounds and injuries - Treatment; Maggots; Larvae
• Altri autori: GrassbergerMartin ShermanRonald
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Maggot therapy
• ISBN: 3-13-257817-7; 1-282-89157-X; 9786612891571; 3-13-161141-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814542203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II