Journal
NUTRITION
Volume 26, Issue 9, Pages 867-872Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.05.009
Keywords
Pressure ulcers; Oral nutritional supplement; Non-malnourished; Protein; Arginine; Zinc; Vitamins
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- Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition
- Nutricia
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Objective: We investigated the potential of a high-protein, arginine- and micronutrient-enriched oral nutritional supplement (ONS) to improve healing of pressure ulcers in non-malnourished patients who would usually not be considered for extra nutritional support. Methods: Forty-three non-malnourished subjects with stage III or IV pressure ulcers were included in a multicountry, randomized, controlled, double-blind, parallel group trial. They were offered 200 mL of the specific ONS or a non-caloric control product three times per day, in addition to their regular diet and standard wound care, for a maximum of 8 wk. Results were compared with repeated-measures mixed models (RMMM), analysis of variance, or Fisher's exact tests for categorical parameters. Results: Supplementation with the specific ONS accelerated pressure ulcer healing, indicated by a significantly different decrease in ulcer size compared with the control, over the period of 8 wk (P <= 0.016, RMMM). The decrease in severity score (Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing) in the supplemented group differed significantly (P <= 0.033, RMMM) from the control. Moreover, significantly fewer dressings were required per week in the ONS group compared with the control (P <= 0.045, RMMM) and less time was spent per week on changing the dressings (P <= 0.022, RMMM). At the end of the study, blood vitamin C levels had significantly increased in the ONS group compared with the control (P = 0.015, analysis of variance). Conclusion: Specific nutritional supplementation accelerated healing of pressure ulcers and decreased wound care intensity in non-malnourished patients, which is likely to decrease overall costs of pressure ulcer treatment. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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