by Nancy Collins, PhD, RDN, LD, FAPWCA, FAND, & Liz Friedrich, MPH, RDN, CSG, LDN, FAND Nutrition professionals now use an etiology-based definition of malnutrition rather than the standard concept of lab values. In order for proper diagnosis and coding, wound clinic providers must understand this new definition and the criteria required to meet the current definition of malnutrition. It’s
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The Effects of Diabetes on the Wound Healing Process by Nancy Collins, PhD, RD & Colleen Sloan, RD Diabetes has quickly become one of the most complex health challenges of the 21st century. In 2010, a total of 10.9 million US residents ages 65 years and older were reported to be living with diabetes.1 Currently, it is the
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Parameters used to define malnutrition/undernutrition vary in most studies, thus underscoring the need to establish a standard set of criteria to define adult malnutrition. Historically, clinicians used serum
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Nutrition and hydration play an important role in preserving skin and tissue viability and supporting tissue repair processes for pressure ulcer (PrU) healing. The majority of research investigating the
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