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Nutrition and Wound Healing
Author(s) -
Albina Jorge E.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/014860719401800417
Subject(s) - wound healing , malnutrition , intensive care medicine , parenteral nutrition , medicine , wound care , intervention (counseling) , medical nutrition therapy , surgery , nursing
A role for nutrition therapy in the regulation of wound healing has been predicated on two concepts. The first is that malnutrition increases the risk of wound‐related complications. The second is that dietary intervention, either in the form of complete nutrition support or as single nutrient supplementation, can improve or accelerate the wound‐healing response. Although frequently stated and extensively discussed, these two concepts are not supported by objective data. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 18:367–376 1994)