Disease-Specific, Versus Standard, Nutritional Support for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Disease-Specific, Versus Standard, Nutritional Support for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02351.x
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发表时间:
2009-08-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Vanotti, Alfredo
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作者:
Cereda, Emanuele;Gini, Anna;Vanotti, Alfredo
OBJECTIVESTo investigate whether a disease-specific nutritional approach is more beneficial than a standard dietary approach to the healing of pressure ulcers (PUs) in institutionalized elderly patients.DESIGNTwelve-week follow-up randomized controlled trial (RCT).SETTINGFour long-term care facilities in the province of Como, Italy.PARTICIPANTSTwenty-eight elderly subjects with Stage II, III, and IV PUs of recent onset (< 1-month history).INTERVENTIONAll 28 patients received 30 kcal/kg per day nutritional support; of these, 15 received standard nutrition (hospital diet or standard enteral formula; 16% calories from protein), whereas 13 were administered a disease-specific nutrition treatment consisting of the standard diet plus a 400-mL oral supplement or specific enteral formula enriched with protein (20% of the total calories), arginine, zinc, and vitamin C (P