Author/Authors :
İnözü, Emre Yıldırım Beyazıt Dışkapı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Plastik ve Rekonstrüktif Cerrahi Kliniği, Türkiye , Özakpınar, Hülda Rıfat Yıldırım Beyazıt Dışkapı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Plastik ve Rekonstrüktif Cerrahi Kliniği, Türkiye , Durgun, Mustafa Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Eryılmaz, Avni Tolga Yıldırım Beyazıt Dışkapı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Plastik ve Rekonstrüktif Cerrahi Kliniği, Türkiye , Selçuk, Caferi Tayyar Dicle Üniversitesi - Plastik ve Rekonstrüktif Cerrahi BD, Türkiye , Tellioğlu, Ali Teoman Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Tellioğlu, Ali Teoman Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi - Plastik ve Rekonstrüktif Cerrahi BD, Türkiye
Abstract :
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the follow-up results of nutritionally supported geriatric patients who were admitted for their pressure sores then planned their treatment. Materials and methods: In this study, we analyzed the hospitalized geriatric pressure sore patients in our clinic who were admitted between 2006 and 2011. We calculated Body Mass Index and the blood albumin levels of all hospitalized geriatric patients. In this patient group protein energy malnutrition and deficiency were analyzed and proper nutrition support was provided accordingly. After recovering from malnutrition further treatment surpassed. Results: The mean albumin levels of the hospitalized patients was 2,53 ± 0,25 g/dL after nutritional support those levels increased to mean 3,95 ± 0,42 g/dL . Of all those patients 75% were operated when their general condition allowed us for a surgery. Due to their high risk we did not perform any surgical operation to the remaining 25%. Post operative mean hospitalization period was 12 (8-21) days. Majority of the patients (78.6%) were treated successfully either with surgical or conservative treatment modalities. Conclusions: The success of the geriatric pressure sore treatment is highly related with the proper nutritional support for the ongoing malnutrition-like pathologies. Before operation nutritional support not only makes a healthy granulation tissue but also yields fast and reliable wound healing. Despite their chronic health problems many of our geriatric patients were treated surgically for their pressure sores.
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Pressure sore , geriatric medicine , malnutrition , nutritional support
