Chronic Wound Etiology

Chronic Wound Etiology: An Evidence-Based Approach to Types and Triggers by Dr. Saif Y. Hasan offers a clear practical and research-driven guide to understanding and managing chronic wounds. Designed for both academic and clinical use this book explores the underlying causes of non-healing wounds-including diabetic foot ulcers pressure injuries venous leg ulcers and arterial wounds-through a multidisciplinary lens. Dr. Hasan explains how disruptions in the normal healing cascade combined with systemic factors like diabetes vascular disease infection and immune dysfunction lead to chronicity. Readers will gain insights into wound pathophysiology diagnostic strategies debridement techniques dressing choices and advanced therapies such tissue-engineered Xenograft grafts. With case studies clinical tools and the latest in biomedical research-including biofilm science hyperbaric oxygen therapy-this book bridges the gap between bench and bedside. It is an essential resource for wound care specialists clinicians medical students and researchers. Whether you are treating chronic wounds or investigating their biology this book provides the knowledge and evidence-based strategies needed to improve healing and patient outcomes.