TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of clinical laboratory parameters to evaluate wound healing potential in diabetes mellitus
AU - Abu-Rumman, Patricia L.
AU - Armstrong, David G.
AU - Nixon, Brent P.
PY - 2002/1
Y1 - 2002/1
N2 - Clinicians caring for chronic wounds can easily overlook nutritional status. Patients with diabetes are at high risk for primary and secondary malnutrition. Although profiles exist defining the extent of the deficiency, the process of wound healing and the interactions of the macronutrients and micronutrients necessary to accomplish it must first be understood. In elderly patients with diabetes, additional factors such as liver and renal function, the interdependence of the immune system, and protein synthesis, also must be considered. This article provides a practical format to assist clinicians in better evaluating this often difficult-to-assess area of care.
AB - Clinicians caring for chronic wounds can easily overlook nutritional status. Patients with diabetes are at high risk for primary and secondary malnutrition. Although profiles exist defining the extent of the deficiency, the process of wound healing and the interactions of the macronutrients and micronutrients necessary to accomplish it must first be understood. In elderly patients with diabetes, additional factors such as liver and renal function, the interdependence of the immune system, and protein synthesis, also must be considered. This article provides a practical format to assist clinicians in better evaluating this often difficult-to-assess area of care.
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U2 - 10.7547/87507315-92-1-38
DO - 10.7547/87507315-92-1-38
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11796798
AN - SCOPUS:0036369448
VL - 92
SP - 38
EP - 47
JO - Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
JF - Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
SN - 8750-7315
IS - 1
ER -