Do malnutrition and nutritional supplementation have an effect on the wound healing process?
Although nutrition is an extrinsic factor regulating wound healing, nutritional supplementation for the modulation of wound healing remains experimental. Evidence on the efficacy of supplementation in animals and humans is reviewed.
Mandal
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Plastic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK. animandal@hotmail.com
D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015032:Zinc / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014801:Vitamin A; D001120:Arginine; D015032:Zinc; D001205:Ascorbic Acid