The Influence of Foods Containing Zinc on the Wound healing Condition in Pressure Ulcer Cases

Abstract

Pressure ulcer is a disease seen in the elderly and bedridden. Once a pressure ulcers is created, it takes several months to heal. Nutrition management is indispensable to heal chronic wounds such as pressure ulcers. In this research, we examined whether changes were observed in pressure ulcer wound healing conditions, according to the kind of foods they ingested and whether adding zinc, one of the micronutrients reported to have effect on wound healing, was a factor. We have made a comparative study based on these results.