Nutritional aspects of the orthopaedic trauma patient
Autor: | Doheny Mo, Sedlak C, Jenkins M, D'Eramo Al |
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Rok vydání: | 1994 |
Předmět: |
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Nursing Diagnosis business.industry Multiple Trauma Nutritional Support Severity of injury Orthopaedic nursing Nutritional status medicine.disease Malnutrition Nutrition Assessment Postoperative infection Medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Orthopedic Nursing business Orthopaedic trauma Intensive care medicine Nursing Assessment |
Zdroj: | Orthopedic nursing. 13(4) |
ISSN: | 0744-6020 |
Popis: | The metabolic response to trauma is related to a variety of factors, including severity of injury, age, and previous state of health and nutrition (Cardona et al., 1994). This article addresses nutritional considerations of an orthopaedic trauma patient. A case study has been developed with common findings associated with malnutrition, including postoperative infection. Three concepts are discussed: (a) pretrauma nutritional status, (b) post-trauma metabolism, and (c) nutritional assessment parameters. A brief comment on nursing diagnoses related to nutrition concludes this article. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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