The effect of dietary intake of antioxidant micronutrients on burn wound healing:a study in a tertiary health institution in a developing country

作     者：Mary Adjepong Pius Agbenorku Patricia Brown Ibok Oduro 

作者机构：Department of Food Science and TechnologyCollege of ScienceKwame Nkrumah University of Science&TechnologyKumasiGhana Reconstructive Plastic Surgery&Burns UnitDepartment of SurgeryKomfo Anokye Teaching HospitalSchool of Medical SciencesCollege of Health SciencesKwame Nkrumah University of Science&TechnologyKumasiGhana. 

出 版 物：《Burns & Trauma》 (烧伤与创伤（英文）)

年 卷 期：2015年第3卷第2期

页      面：93-99页

学科分类：0831[工学-生物医学工程（可授工学、理学、医学学位）] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1011[医学-护理学（可授医学、理学学位）] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 0836[工学-生物工程] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Dietary intake Antioxidants Micronutrients Recovery Wound infection Wound healing 

摘      要：Background:Burn injury results in emotional stress affecting dietary intake and antioxidant micronutrient intake,which is known to have effects on recovery *** study aimed to assess dietary intake of antioxidant micronutrients and recovery outcomes of burn ***:Questionnaires were administered to 40 burn patients at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(Ghana)from January 1,2014 to May 30,*** data taken include anthropometric measurements and dietary *** nutrient intakes were assessed with the Nutrient Analysis *** average intakes were compared to the recommended daily *** of recovery was based on records of wound healing assessments and infection rates from the health ***:A cross-sectional study of 40 patients revealed an average total burn surface area(TBSA)of 31.4%,where 70.0,35.0,75.0,52.5,12.5 and 32.5%patients were deficient in vitamins A,C and E,zinc,copper and selenium,respectively and adequate amounts of vitamin C intake were related with significantly better wound healing *** wound healing outcomes were observed for patients with adequate vitamins A and E and zinc *** infection presented among patients with adequate amount of vitamins A and C and zinc,but this was not observed for patients with adequate vitamin E,copper and ***:Most burn patients did not meet their dietary requirements for antioxidant micronutrients and this was due to meals not tailored to suit individual *** of the antioxidants especially vitamin C resulted in positive wound healing ***,there is need for planned well-balanced meals of high vitamin C.