title: Pressure ulcer management: the importance of nutrition.
abstract: Nutrition plays an important role in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Nutrition assessment techniques and nutritional interventions for patients at risk for developing a pressure ulcer or who currently have pressure ulcers are essential components of quality patient care.
authors.affiliation: Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rimmasch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voss
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D014945:Wound Healing