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Predictive validity of the Braden Scale, Norton Scale, and Waterlow Scale in the Czech Republic
International Journal of Nursing Practice, 2016AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the predictive validity of the Braden, Norton, and Waterlow scales in 2 long‐term care departments in the Czech Republic. Assessing the risk for developing pressure ulcers is the first step in their prevention.
Lenka Šateková +2 more
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The Use of the Modified Norton Scale in Nursing‐Home Patients
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 1995Patients in three nursing‐home wards in Sweden were in 1991 assessed by the Modified Norton Scale (MNS). Of the 71 patients, 38 (49%) were considered to be at risk of developing pressure sores. Six of the patients had a total of eight pressure sores. Five sores were assessed as stage II, two sores as stage III and one sore as stage IV.
B, Berglund, G, Nordström
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The Norton scale is an important predictor of in-hospital mortality in internal medicine patients
Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), 2022The Norton scale, a marker of patient frailty used to predict the risk of pressure ulcers, but the predictive value of the Norton scale for in-hospital mortality after adjustment for a wide range of demographic, and abnormal admission laboratory test results shown in themselves to have a high predictive value for in-hospital mortality is unclear.The ...
Zvi Shimoni +4 more
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Braden Scale and Norton Scale Modified by INSALUD in an Acute Care Hospital
Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 2014The objective of this article was to determine the most suitable cutoff point (CP) for the Braden Scale and Norton Modified Scale by INSALUD Scale (Norton-MI) in an acute care hospital.The authors have designed a prospective, descriptive study of patients from their hospital.
Jose M, González-Ruiz +8 more
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Norton scale scores and 1-year mortality in elderly patients following lower limb amputations
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2014The Norton scale is used for assessing the risk of pressure ulcers. The association between low admission Norton scale scores (ANSS), complications and mortality in elderly patients following lower limb amputations has never been studied until now.The aim of this study was to investigate if low ANSSs are associated with complications the 30-day and 1 ...
R, Sever +7 more
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Contribution of Individual Items to the Performance of the Norton Pressure Ulcer Prediction Scale
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1998OBJECTIVES : To assess the specific contribution to overall scale performance of each of the five items that constitute the Norton pressure ulcer prediction scale. DESIGN : A comparison of statistical models based on cross‐sectional ...
T V, Perneger +4 more
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Revista Clínica Española (English Edition), 2018
To determine the association between the Norton scale score (which assesses the risk of pressure ulcers) and mortality in the short, medium and long term in patients hospitalised in Internal Medicine departments.A prospective, single-centre cohort study was conducted on patients hospitalised in the months of October 2010 and January, May and October ...
J, Díez-Manglano +9 more
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To determine the association between the Norton scale score (which assesses the risk of pressure ulcers) and mortality in the short, medium and long term in patients hospitalised in Internal Medicine departments.A prospective, single-centre cohort study was conducted on patients hospitalised in the months of October 2010 and January, May and October ...
J, Díez-Manglano +9 more
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Gerontology, 2013
<b><i>Background:</i></b> The Norton scale is used for assessing pressure ulcer risk. The association between admission Norton scale scores (ANSS), hospitalization length, complications, and mortality in elderly patients admitted to internal medicine departments has never been studied.
Eran, Leshem-Rubinow +3 more
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<b><i>Background:</i></b> The Norton scale is used for assessing pressure ulcer risk. The association between admission Norton scale scores (ANSS), hospitalization length, complications, and mortality in elderly patients admitted to internal medicine departments has never been studied.
Eran, Leshem-Rubinow +3 more
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Contemporary Nurse, 2000
When pressure ulcers occur health care services are faced with considerable challenges and costs. Additionally these ulcers cause significant physical and psycho-social impairment for patients and their families. The complexity of pressure ulcer management is widely acknowledged in the literature. However, the applicability of the major risk assessment
S, Wellard, S K, Lo
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When pressure ulcers occur health care services are faced with considerable challenges and costs. Additionally these ulcers cause significant physical and psycho-social impairment for patients and their families. The complexity of pressure ulcer management is widely acknowledged in the literature. However, the applicability of the major risk assessment
S, Wellard, S K, Lo
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Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2012
We sought to determine if low ANSS, usually associated with high pressure ulcer risk, are also associated with postoperative complications and in-hospital mortality following hip fracture surgery in the elderly. This was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary medical center.
Aviram, Gold +4 more
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We sought to determine if low ANSS, usually associated with high pressure ulcer risk, are also associated with postoperative complications and in-hospital mortality following hip fracture surgery in the elderly. This was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary medical center.
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