Abstract
The direct and causal relationship between pressure ulcers (PU) and nutrition still remains unclear. Nevertheless, many acute and chronically ill patients, at risk of PU or with established PU have undesired weight loss and malnutrition. These patients, therefore, need structural nutritional attention. In this article the essentials of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s “Nutritional Guideline for Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment” are discussed. The recommendations of this guideline still are very helpful in daily pressure ulcer care.
Samenvatting
De directe relatie tussen decubitus en voeding blijft vooralsnog onduidelijk. Veel patiënten met (een risico op) decubitus verkeren echter in een ondervoede toestand. Structurele aandacht voor de voeding is dan ook geboden voor deze patiënten. In dit artikel worden de essenties van de in 2004 verschenen voedingsrichtlijn van het European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) besproken. De aanbevelingen van deze richtlijn bieden op het gebied van de voeding, anno 2007, nog steeds een goed houvast binnen de dagelijkse decubituszorg.
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Tranzo, Universiteit van Tilburg & Capaciteitsgroep Huisartsgeneeskunde, Universiteit Maastricht; en Vivre Maastricht en namens de werkgroep Voeding en Decubitus van de EPUAP. Correspondentie: jschols@vivre.nl
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Universiteit Maastricht en namens de werkgroep Voeding en Decubitus van de EPUAP
Wound Healing Research Unit, Cardiff University,UK en namens de werkgroep Voeding en Decubitus van de EPUAP
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Health Care and Nursing Science, Universiteit Maastricht en namens de werkgroep Voeding en Decubitus van de EPUAP
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Schols, J.M.G.A., Meijers, J.M.M., Clark, M. et al. Een Europese richtlijn over voeding en decubitus. TVVG 32, 100–104 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03075251
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