Effect of nutrition, diet and suture material on long term wound healing

• Published in: Annals of surgery Vol. 182; no. 2; pp. 93 - 97
• Main Authors: Temple, W J, Voitk, A J, Snelling, C F, Crispin, J S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.1975
• Subjects: Abdomen - surgery; Animals; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; Diet; Hydroxyproline - analysis; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Polyglycolic Acid; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Rats; Skin - analysis; Stress, Mechanical; Sutures; Wound Healing

Although it is known that malnutrition hinders early wound healing, it has not been determined whether this occurs because of formation of a poor scar or a slow rate of normal healing; the ultimate fate of the malnourished wound is unknown. Malnutrition was produced in rats by short gut syndrome. El...