The HSE National Wound Management Guidelines 2018

The guideline acknowledges the essential role that Nutrition plays in wound healing, and provides a series of recommendations on nutritional screening, assessment and intervention as an integral element of wound management. The guideline includes a Grade A evidence-based recommendation to provide at least 8 weeks of supplementation with high protein, arginine and micronutrients for adults who are malnourished with a pressure ulcer Category/Stage III or IV or multiple ulcers.