title: Wound Healing in Older Adults.
abstract: Impaired wound healing in the elderly represents a major clinical problem that is growing as our population ages. Wound healing is affected by age and by co-morbid conditions, particularly diabetes and obesity. This is particularly important in Rhode Island as the state has a very high percentage of vulnerable older adults. A multi- disciplinary approach that incorporates the skills of a comprehensive wound center with specialized nursing, geriatric medicine and palliative care will facilitate rapid wound healing, reduce costs and improve outcomes for our older adults that suffer from 'problem wounds'.
authors.affiliation: Medical Director, Kent Hospital Wound Recovery and Hyperbaric Medicine Center.
authors.forename: Lisa J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.affiliation: Director of Geriatric Medicine, Care New England; Chief of Internal Medicine, Butler Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine (Clinical) and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Clinical), The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Ana Tuya
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Fulton
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Wound healing,; aging; diabetes; obesity