ArticleSpinal cord2018
Nutritional blood parameters and nutritional risk screening in patients with spinal cord injury and deep pressure ulcer-a retrospective chart analysis.
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- Effect of a computerized decision support system on the treatment approach of stage III or IV pressure injury in patients with spinal cord injury: a feasibility study.BMC health services research · 2023Trial
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- Predicting Nutritional Risk in Elderly Patients With Community-Acquired Pressure Injury: A Noninvasive Model Integrating Age, Intake, BMI, and Braden Score.International wound journal · 2026Article
- Standardized operating room nursing care is effective in preventing the occurrence of surgical wound infections.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
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- Energy expenditure and nutrient intake after spinal cord injury: a comprehensive review and practical recommendations.The British journal of nutrition · 2022Review
- A Nomogram for Predicting Acute Respiratory Failure After Cervical Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Based on Admission Clinical Findings.Neurocritical care · 2022Article
- Vitamin D supplementation in chronic spinal cord injury (VitD-SCI): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Pressure injuries during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A retrospective, case-control study.Journal of tissue viability · 2021Article
- The clinical effect of nursing intervention in the operating room on the prevention of orthopedic wound infections.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Treatment and cost of pressure injury stage III or IV in four patients with spinal cord injury: the Basel Decubitus Concept.Spinal cord series and cases · 2019Article
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Abstract
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designRetrospective chart review.
objectivesTo describe (i) the nutritional blood parameters (NBP) and the nutritional risk screening (NRS) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and pressure ulcers (PU) III and IV according to the EPUAP classification, and (ii) the relationship between both NBP and NRS.
settingSCI acute care and rehabilitation clinic in Switzerland.
methodsThe NBPs were measured upon the admission of patients treated for PU III and IV between 11/2011 and 12/2014. Descriptive analyses and group comparisons were done.
resultsA total of 170 patients, including 42 (25%) women, 19 (12%) people with paraplegia and 104 (61%) people with traumatic SCI, were admitted and analyzed. Pathologic blood values and NBP were found for c-reactive protein (83%), vitamin D (73%), protein (41%), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (41%), albumin (34%), hemoglobin (34%), zinc (29%), folic acid (22%), transferrin (15.3%), and copper (1.2%). Overall, the NRS was >3 in 39% of the patients, wherefrom 28% in patients with PU III and 44% with PU IV (p=0.07). No statistical significant differences were found between patients with PU III and IV in terms of NBP and NRS.
conclusionsWe found abnormal values in NBP and in NRS in a significant number of patients with SCI and PU of both III and IV. Both laboratory examinations and nutritional assessments at admission can help to detect and correct the nutritional deficits in patients at risk. Neither the grade of the PUs, nor the NBP or the NRS can replace one another.
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