Evaluation of the pressure ulcers risk scales with critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study

AIMS: to evaluate the accuracy of the Braden and Waterlow risk assessment scales in critically ill inpatients.METHOD: this prospective cohort study, with 55 patients in intensive care units, was performed through evaluation of sociodemographic and clinical variables, through the application of the s...

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Main Authors: Andressa Tomazini Borghardt, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Thiago Moura de Araújo, Noemi Marisa Brunet Rogenski, Maria Edla de Oliveira Bringuente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-02-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692015000100028&lng=en&tlng=en