title: Assessing patients' nutritional needs in the wound-healing process.
abstract: Like all illnesses, successful wound management depends on appropriate nutritional support. This article outlines which nutrients are relevant to the various stages of wound healing and discusses the consequences of poor nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust, University Hospital of Hartlepool, Hartlepool, UK. Lynne.Willi@btinternet.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D018529:Nutritional Support; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*