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The use of oral and enteral tube-fed arginine supplementation in pressure injury care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sahar CheshmehNiloofar HojatiArman MohammadiNegin RahmaniShima MoradiYahya PasdarNegin Elahi
Published in: Nursing open (2021)
Our findings suggest that the administration of Arginine supplement in patients with PIs can accelerate the healing of this type of ulcer. Arginine is a supplement, and primary treatment is still needed to optimize PI healing. Therefore, arginine supplementation in addition to primary treatment seems to be an appropriate approach for the healing of PIs. Further well-designed studies are necessary to prevent the development of PIs compared to their primary treatment.
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