Impact of Nutritional Status on Treatment Outcomes

January 13, 2016 Nutritional Healing, LLC Leave a comment

Patients with Limb-threatening Diabetic Foot Ulcers AIM: This study aimed to investigate the nutritional status of patients with limb-threatening diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and its impact on treatment outcomes. METHODS: A total of 478 consecutive patients (mean age, 65.4years) treated for limb-threatening DFUs were enrolled. Nutritional status assessment using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI)

Diabetes & Wound Healing Through Nutrition

October 27, 2015 Nutritional Healing, LLC One comment

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

Assessing Malnutrition in Wound Healing

October 14, 2015 Nutritional Healing, LLC Leave a comment

Overview Nutritional deficiency is the term used when the reserves of nutrients stored in the body are insufficient to support healthy cellular function. A wound acts as a parasite on the body, requiring nutrients to be redirected from their normal functions to use in the various stages of the healing process. However, when the individual is malnourished, any trauma may

Prealbumin Testing for Malnutrition Detection

September 1, 2015 Nutritional Healing, LLC Leave a comment

Identifying Malnutrition in Time to Make a Difference by Cindy Mulder MS, MSN, RNC, CNP APPROXIMATELY 30% TO 60% of hospitalized patients have protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM)—a condition that increases the time needed to recover from injuries, raises the number of complications, and lengthens hospital stay. But early detection of nutritional deficiencies can improve patient outcomes and decrease healthcare costs. The Prealbumin Advantage

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Developing a Nutrition Support Team

June 15, 2015 Nutritional Healing, LLC Leave a comment

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How to Build a Multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team By Karrie Derenski & Merry Daniel The provision of adequate, patient-specific nutrition during hospitalization has been shown to have a significant effect on morbidity and mortality, length of stay (LOS), and costs of care for at-risk and malnourished patients. This is particularly relevant considering that the prevalence of

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Nutrition Intervention in Pressure Ulcers

April 26, 2015 Nutritional Healing, LLC Leave a comment

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I am always interested in the aspects of wound healing in varying disease settings. One of the more complex, costly and debilitating wounds is that of pressure ulcers (PU). These painful, debilitating

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