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Nutrition in Wound Healing
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Wound
Pathophysiology
Malnutrition
impedes
Wound Healing
Weight loss over 15 to 25% of body weight
Protein
depletion
Vitamin Deficiency
impedes
Wound Healing
Vitamin C Deficiency
(
Scurvy
is a dramatic example)
Vitamin A Deficiency
Zinc Deficiency
Precautions
No significant evidence supports
Nutritional Supplement
ation for
Pressure Ulcer
prevention or management
Langer (2014) Cochrane Database Syst Rev (6):CD003216 +PMID:24919719 [PubMed]
Management
Assess Adequate Dietary Intake
Adequate
Protein
intake and calorie intake
Adequate fluid intake
Management
Perform nutritional assessment every 3 months
Serum Albumin
<3.5 grams
Lymphocyte Count
<1500
Low
Total Cholesterol
(<100 suggests
Malnutrition
)
Diminshed oral intake
Weight change
Management
Malnourished with continued inadequate intake
Consider
Tube Feeding
for Positive Nitrogen Balance
Calories: 30-35 kcal/kg/day
Protein
: 1.25-1.50 grams/kg/day
Vitamin A
nd Mineral supplementation
Management
Unsupported
Vitamin Supplement
ation (possible efficacy)
Vitamin C
500 mg PO bid
Iron Supplementation
Zinc
supplementation
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