Nutrition to prevent and treat pressure ulcers???

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Hi all. I need your help and guidance on this topic. I am a student nurse, I am writing an essay on evidence based practice. I am interested to find out about the role of nutrition in the prevention of pressure ulcers. I only found 2 studies:confused: and would like more studies on this topic. It could be a cohort study, an expert opinion or a systematic review.

Please if you know any website, please post it for me.

Many thanks:)

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Specializes in LTC, Hospice, Case Management.

Google?

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Specializes in geriatrics.

Nutrition plays an important role in the prevention of pressure ulcers. You require calories....specifically proteins, iron, vitamin C enables wound healing and promotes circulation. Poor nutrition equals poor wound healing, which is a common issue for seniors, homeless, and other vulnerable populations.

Try searching nursing data bases through your school, versus the internet. Unless you really know how to search the net, you will have challenges with finding suitable evidence based studies for your paper. I'm sure there are many good studies.

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Specializes in geriatrics.

Even google scholar.

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Specializes in Home Care.

I found plenty of articles on this topic when I wrote about it in school.

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Nutrition and wound healing are in the nutrition or fundamentals books :)

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hi judi,

welcome to allnurses.:)

i do remember as a new student, that i was unsure of what to google for...i was such a novice.

i imagine you feel like one, as well.

i googled 'nutrition and wound healing'....and got a lot of good hits.

as to the sites you want to read viable info...for one is google scholar, as suggested.

i got an article from medscape...well worth checking out.

if you're not a member of medscape, you'll need to register.

it's a quick and simple process.

Protein-Energy Malnutrition, and the Nonhealing Cutaneous Wound

http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/418377

also, you can check out the student forums, where you'll get much support and hopefully, participation.

good luck.

leslie

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Specializes in NICU/Subacute/MDS.

Try this site, several good, current journal articles came up. Posting from my phone, so you may have to type it in. Good luck!

http://findarticles.com/p/search/?qt=pressure+ulcer+prevention+and+nutrition

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Specializes in Home Health.
hi judi,

welcome to allnurses.:)

i do remember as a new student, that i was unsure of what to google for...i was such a novice.

i imagine you feel like one, as well.

i googled 'nutrition and wound healing'....and got a lot of good hits.

as to the sites you want to read viable info...for one is google scholar, as suggested.

i got an article from medscape...well worth checking out.

if you're not a member of medscape, you'll need to register.

it's a quick and simple process.

Protein-Energy Malnutrition, and the Nonhealing Cutaneous Wound

http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/418377

also, you can check out the student forums, where you'll get much support and hopefully, participation.

good luck.

leslie

Leslie, that is the best article. I first read it almost 8.5 years ago and have even had email conversations with Dr. Demling. He was most helpful. Everything in his article makes perfect sense and if you put the information to use clinically it works! It should be required reading for all MD's and any nurse who cares for a patient that has a wound. (the renal dialysis patient is an exception here and can be very frustrating because of dietary limits).

You are a nurse after my own heart by pulling up that article! Kudos to you!

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Specializes in Home Health.

In case anyone is interested, when I communicated with Dr. Demling, he recommended Whey Protein as the best to be used nutritionally for wound healing. This protein is readily found in Milk products. Actually powdered milk is Whey Protein. For patients who cannot consume a sufficient volume of protein, powdered milk can be added to drinks and foods to pump up the protein. I have had many, many patients use powdered milk and after about 2 weeks there is striking improvement in wound healing. Of course bacterial load must be considered and silver dressings take care of that quite well.

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Specializes in LTC, Memory loss, PDN.

Whenever you're looking for articles on a certain topic, try the folks who have a vested interest. Eg. nutrition - makers of nutritional supplememnts

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