Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND

by Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Despite all of the advances in risk assessment, prevention and treatment guidelines, support surfaces, nutritional products and vigorous educational effort...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Several nutrients, such as arginine, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin C, play a key role in wound healing and preserving tissue viability. However, w...

by Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND Several years ago when my nutrition blog began, I discussed the issue of relying on laboratory values – in particular albumin, pre-albumin and transthyret...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND While the focus of nutrition interventions for wound healing involve the amount of protein, calories and beverages provided and consumed, we tend to forget...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) has designated November 17, 2016 as World Wide Pressure Injury Prevention Day and is urging states to jo...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND As Lydia Meyers RN, MSN, CWCN emphasized in her recent blog 4 Common Bacteria that Cause Infections in Wound Management, assessing the patient for infectio...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Metabolic Roles of Vitamin C The major function of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in wound healing is assisting in the formation of collagen, the most impor...

By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Clinicians continue to question if oral or tube feedings formulated with arginine hasten wound healing time versus standard high calorie, high protein supp...