Malnutrition in patients with pressure ulcers: morbidity, mortality, and clinically practical assessments.
The association between protein-calorie malnutrition and pressure ulcers is well established. Measurements of nutritional status are frequently included in the routine clinical assessment of patients with pressure ulcers. This paper reviews the associations between these measurements and the presence, severity and healing of pressure ulcers.
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D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy