Maggot therapy [[electronic resource] ] : 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
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (94 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.1/06
• Soggetto topico: Wounds and injuries - Treatment; Maggots; Larvae
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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 TherapyAdverse Effects and Risks of Maggot Therapy; Perspectives; Cost Effectiveness; 5 Appendix; Frequently Asked Questions; Suggested Reading; Sterile Maggot Suppliers; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Impressive Results for Slow-healing Wounds_x000D_An Ancient Treatment - Rediscovered_x000D_Fly larvae have been used for centuries to successfully treat wounds. However, once ...
• Titolo autorizzato: Maggot therapy
• ISBN: 1-282-89157-X; 9786612891571; 3-13-161141-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456941203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II