The effectiveness of oral nutritional supplementation in the healing of pressure ulcers
| Autor: | L. Wagenaar, J.M. Xandri Graupera, W. Wouters-Wesseling, L. Frias Soriano, M.A. Lage Vzquez Ma, C. Prez-Portabella Maristany |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Exudate medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Nutritional Supplementation Administration Oral Gastroenterology Internal medicine medicine Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Aged Pressure Ulcer Wound Healing Anthropometry Vitamin C business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Necrotic tissue Surgery Nutrition Assessment Treatment Outcome Wound area Female Fundamentals and skills Nutrition Therapy medicine.symptom Wound healing business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Wound Care. 13:319-322 |
| ISSN: | 2052-2916 0969-0700 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/jowc.2004.13.8.26654 |
| Popis: | Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of an oral nutritional supplement that is rich in protein and enriched with arginine, vitamin C and zinc on the healing of pressure ulcers. Method: Thirty-nine patients with grade III or IV pressure ulcers were enrolled into this open intervention study. Subjects received an oral nutritional supplement daily for three weeks. Wound area and the wound condition of the ulcers were assessed weekly. Results: After three weeks of supplementation, median wound area reduced significantly (p2 (1.6–176.6cm2) to 19.2cm2 (1.2–132.7cm2), a reduction of 29%. Median healing of wound area was 0.34cm2 per day, taking approximately two days to heal 1cm2. Within three weeks the amount of exudate in infected ulcers (p=0.012) and the incidence of necrotic tissue (p=0.001) reduced significantly. Conclusion: Nutritional intervention in the form of a specific oral nutritional supplement resulted in a significant reduction in wound area and an improvement in wound condition in patients with grade III and IV pressure ulcers within three weeks. Declaration of interest: This study was supported by Nutricia, Madrid, Spain. |
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