Published Date: 01/07/2011
Category: Drug Delivery & Devices
Chronic, non-healing wounds are a major problem in the West. Ageing, obesity and increasingly common underlying conditions, such as diabetes, are significant contributory factors and will remain pivotal drivers in the future growth of the wound care market. Malnutrition, particularly amongst elderly patients, is known to inhibit healing.
Feeding wounds: Nutritional supplements for supporting wound healing
Dr Adele Horobin
Table of contents
Introduction
Chronic wounds
Size of the market
Market drivers & trends
Mechanisms of wound healing
Approaches to wound healing in a care setting
Wound care products available
Factors delaying wound healing
Nutrition and wound healing
Cost effectiveness of nutrition support
Customers and end users
Nutrition support industry
Future opportunities & developments
Companies mentioned
Useful websites
Bibliography & Endnotes
Table of figures
Figure 1: Geographic distribution of the incidence of chronic wounds, 2005
Figure 2: Forecast annual growth in the worldwide wound care market, 2009
Figure 3: Phases of wound healing
Figure 4: Contributory factors to impaired healing and associated interventions
Figure 5: Nutrients important to wound healing, and suggested intakes (where official recommendations exist)
Figure 6: Distribution methods for nutrition support solutions
Table of tables
Table 1: Types of chronic wounds
Table 2: Clinical approaches to wound healing
Table 3: Segmentation of the worldwide wound care market
Table 4: Causes of malnutrition
Table 5: Methods of nutrition support
Table 6: A summary of leading manufacturers of nutritional support products