Wound Care
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Wound Management and ARGINAID for Patients
This video created by Nestle Health Science describes to patients suffering from chronic wounds the value of nutrition during wound management. It also outlines the various types of foods such as carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and other minerals and the crucial roles that they play in the wound healing process.
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Chloe Jansz discusses the wound management journey of real case studies of individuals with different types of chronic wounds. Learn about what to look for when assessing wounds, what tools are available in the wound consultant’s toolbox, and the importance of specialised nutrition to assist with the healing of chronic wounds.
Hear from Hayley Ryan, Director of Wound Rescue and Acting CEO of Wounds Australia, as she discusses the importance of nutrition in the management of wounds. This includes the requirement for sufficient protein and arginine - a conditionally essential amino acid which supports wound healing by promoting protein synthesis, nitric oxide production and collagen formation.
Pressure injury guidelines suggest high calorie/high protein nutritional intervention that contains supplemental L-arginine and increased amounts of zinc and other antioxidants for malnourished or at-risk patients with stage 2 or greater wounds. Dr. Fife shares her process of screening for malnutrition and the additional evidence supporting a nutritional algorithm used in her wound clinic. Two case study examples of limb salvage demonstrate use of high protein L-arginine supplemented immunonutrition.
An informative webcast from highly experienced and regarded dietitian Geraldine Georgeou (APD) and wound clinical consultant Hayley Ryan on the nutritional and practical management of wounds in everyday clinical practice. The webcast explores various topics such as the role of arginine in healing, the cost benefits of ARGINAID for faster wound healing in the institutional setting as well as the value and need for close collaboration with dietetics and wound care specialist nurses.
This video briefly describes the wound management process and outlines the key factors that help a wound heal such as the amount of protein, which a lack of can decrease capillary formation, collagen synthesis and fibroplast proliferation. The explanation of wound healing is accompanied by a description of the mode of action of argenine and ARGINAID in the wound management process.