How many calories does a patient with advanced bed sores need to consume?

Specific nutritional requirements should be specified by a treating physician.  Nonetheless, in order for the body to heal an advanced bed sore (also referred to as: pressure sores, pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers) its needs substantially more energy than a health person.

By some accounts, the body requires almost twice as much energy to heal a bed sores compared to a similarly situated ‘healthy person’.  Most experts estimate the body requires 35-40 calories/kg of body weight to properly heal.  Using these suggestions, patients with advanced bed sore would require the following daily caloric intake:

  • 100 lbs.: 1,587 – 1814 daily caloric intake
  • 150 lbs.: 2,381 – 2,721 daily caloric intake
  • 200 lbs.: 3,175 – 3,628 daily caloric intake

Source:

Nursing Homes Abuse Blog:

Ask a question or request a consultation

Have a question about bed sores that you can't find on the website? Please use this form to send this question to an experienced nursing home lawyer:

Jonathan Rosenfeld's Nursing Homes Abuse Blog

CNA Charged With The Rape Of An Elderly Woman In An Assisted Living Facility

Wednesday, March 10 2010

Douglas McGregor, a CNA at an assisted living facility for dementia and Alzheimer's patients, stands accused of raping a 71-year-old ...

'Significant Medication Errors' Discovered In Nursing Home Following Investigation Related To Patient Injury & Death

Tuesday, March 9 2010

Following a medication-error related death and other medication-related problems that resulted in patient injuries, Minnesota Department of Heath investigators concluded ...

Nursing Home Spotlight: Addolorata Villa: Wheeling, Illinois

Monday, March 8 2010

Even at nursing home facilities with relatively high Medicare ratings and low average number of health deficiencies, serious problems can ...