A Review on Pressure Ulcer: Aetiology, Cost, Detection and Prevention Systems [PDF]
, 2014 Pressure ulcer (also known as pressure sore, bedsore, ischemia, decubitus ulcer) is a global challenge for today’s healthcare society. Found in several locations in the human body such as the sacrum, heel, back of the head, shoulder, knee caps, it occurs
Cole, Jonathan +3 more
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Predictors of COVID-19 disease severity augment the Braden scale in the prediction of pressure ulcer development among COVID-19-positive intensive care unit patients: A case-control study. [PDF]
J Am Acad Dermatol, 2022 McLarney BD +5 more
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Evidence-Based Skin Champion Program Reduces Pressure Injuries in a Pediatric Hospital [PDF]
, 2018 Prevention of pressure injuries (PIs) in pediatric patients is an important nurse-sensitive quality goal. The PI rate at a large urban pediatric hospital triggered a call to action by the Chief Nursing Officer to establish a Hospital Acquired PI (HAPI ...
Gordon, Mary D, PhD, RN, CNS-BC +6 more
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Fresh water and the Great Lakes economic future - a conference summary [PDF]
On November 10, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Detroit Branch hosted a conference to examine fresh water’s role in the economic future of the Great Lakes region.
Britton Lombardi, Martin Lavelle
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Gerokomos, 2007 El objetivo principal del estudio es conocer el riesgo de úlceras por presión en una Unidad de geriatría, siguiendo la escala Braden, relacionarlo con los principales diagnósticos de enfermería encontrados y visualizar dicho riesgo con las variables de ...
Mª de la Luz Lago González
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Gerokomos, 2008 Objetivos: 1) Actualizar el conocimiento sobre las escalas de valoración del riesgo de úlceras por presión (EVRUPP): validación, eficacia y predicción del riesgo.
Pedro L. Pancorbo-Hidalgo +3 more
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Evaluation of risk assessment scales for decubitus ulcer in intensive care patients
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2006 This study is about the effectiveness of the scales of Braden and Cubbin & Jackson in patients of intensive therapy. The objectives were to apply the scales, to compare sensibility and specificity and to discuss their application as a preventive ...
Simone Pereira Machado +2 more
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The Political Economy of Environmental Policy [PDF]
This paper provides a review and assessment of the extensive literature on the political determination of environmental regulation. A promising theoretical literature has emerged relatively recently that provides models of the political interaction of ...
Oates, Wallace, Portney, Paul
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Assessing Predictive Validity of Pressure Ulcer Risk Scales- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2016 Background: The purpose of this study was to present a scientific reason for pressure ulcer risk scales: Cubbin& Jackson modified Braden, Norton, and Waterlow, as a nursing diagnosis tool by utilizing predictive validity of pressure sores.
Seong-Hi PARK, Hea Shoon LEE
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Improving Braden Scale Documentation for Pressure-Injury Risk Assessment: A Closed-Loop Clinical Audit at Dongola Specialized Hospital. [PDF]
CureusElharadallo RAM +19 more
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