Relación Causal entre la Microbiota Intestinal y las Úlceras por Presión: Un Estudio de Aleatorización Mendeliana

Pei Luo1, Liqing Jiang2, Hongmei Chen3

  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

Nursing in critical care
|December 17, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Este estudio utilizó la aleatorización mendeliana para investigar el vínculo causal entre la microbiota intestinal y las úlceras por presión (UP). Ciertas bacterias intestinales como Coprococcus y Gordonibacter pueden proteger contra las UP, mientras que otras aumentan el riesgo, lo que sugiere intervenciones dirigidas a la microbiota.

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