A nutritional formula enriched with arginine, zinc, and antioxidants for the healing of pressure ulcers: A randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 167-174

  Cereda, Emanuele ^a,d   Klersy, Catherine ^a   Serioli, Marcella ^b   Crespi, Aldo ^c   D'Andrea, Federico ^b   D'Andrea, F ^d   Micunco, C ^d   Serioli, M ^d   Caccialanza, R ^d   Bonardi, C ^d   Crespi, A ^d   Lombardi, A ^d   Andreola, E ^d   Gavassa, L ^d   De Dona F ^d   Martinoglio, P ^d   Gervasio, S ^d   Penoncelli, D ^d   Demagistris, A ^d   Chiarotto, A ^d   Rondanelli, M ^d   Perna, S ^d   Rovera, L M ^d   Roma, M ^d   Gallea, A ^d   Pezzana, A ^d   Cozza, M ^d   more..

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore Della Carita   (Italy)

^c Azienda Sanitaria Locale 13   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARGININE; SERUM ALBUMIN; ZINC; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRADEN SCALE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTING ENERGY EXPENDITURE; SEPSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER HEALING; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WEIGHT GAIN; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELEMENTAL DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; PRESSURE ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGININE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRESSURE ULCER; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; ZINC;

EID: 84922730546     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M14-0696     Document Type: Article

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