Nutritional aspects of the orthopaedic trauma patient.
The metabolic response to trauma is related to a variety of factors, including severity of injury, age, and previous state of health and nutrition (Cardona et al., 1994). This article addresses nutritional considerations of an orthopaedic trauma patient. A case study has been developed with common findings associated with malnutrition, including postoperative infection. Three concepts are discussed: (a) pretrauma nutritional status, (b) post-trauma metabolism, and (c) nutritional assessment parameters. A brief comment on nursing diagnoses related to nutrition concludes this article.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018529:Nutritional Support; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing