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

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2015
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 ...
Andressa Tomazini Borghardt, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Thiago Moura de Araújo, Noemi Marisa Brunet Rogenski, Maria Edla de Oliveira Bringuente   +4 more
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Investigating the Reliability and Validity of the Waterlow Risk Assessment Scale: A Literature Review Clinical Nursing Research

, 2011
The aim of this review was to examine health literature on the reliability and validity of the Waterlow pressure sore assessment scale. A systematic review of published studies relating to the topic was conducted and literature was examined for its relevancy to the topic under investigation.
Walsh, Breda, Dempsey, Laura
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Inter-rater reliability of items of the Braden scale, the Norton scale and Waterlow scale [PDF]

Profese online, 2016
Lenka Šáteková, Katarína Žiaková
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Predictors of Patient Participation in Pressure Injury Prevention: An Observational Substudy. [PDF]

Int Wound J
ABSTRACT Patient participation improves patient outcomes, but factors that predict participation in pressure injury prevention (PIP) are relatively unknown. This study aimed to identify patient‐related factors predictive of patient participation in pressure injury prevention (PPPIP) in hospitalised medical and surgical patients and to assess the ...
Chaboyer W, Walker R, Harbeck E, Latimer S, Cooke M, Gillespie BM.   +5 more
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Incidence and Characteristics of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Acute Palliative Care Patients: A Four-Year Analysis. [PDF]

J Clin Nurs
ABSTRACT Aim To describe the cumulative incidence and characteristics of hospital‐acquired pressure injury in acute palliative patients. Design Secondary data analysis of hospital‐acquired pressure injuries during 2019–2022. Methods The setting was a palliative care unit at a tertiary hospital in Queensland, Australia, including adult (≥ 18 years ...
Ven S, Steele M, Burston A, Fulbrook P, Lovegrove J, Miles S, Prince S.   +6 more
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The Psychometric Properties of the Braden Scale to Assess Pressure Injury Risk in Acute Care: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

J Clin Nurs
ABSTRACT Aim To analyse existing knowledge on the psychometric properties of the Braden Scale when used within the acute care setting. Design Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Methods A database search was conducted in June 2023 and updated in February 2024, seeking studies testing the psychometric properties of the Braden scale in the acute ...
Burston A, Butterworth J, Mehicic A, Fulbrook P.   +3 more
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Noninvasive Ventilation Device-Related Pressure Skin Injuries: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is an established treatment for acute and chronic respiratory failure. Noninvasive ventilation device‐related pressure injuries (NIVDRPIs) are the common complication and may reduce adherence to NIV and its effectiveness.
Liu X, Li H, Wang L, Ma R, Wei Y.
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A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and other best practice recommendations for pressure injury risk assessment in the United States. [PDF]

Wound Repair Regen
Abstract Preventing pressure injuries (PIs) remains the most effective way to reduce their burden. A key element of prevention is the assessment of PI risk. The study aimed to investigate whether guidance documents relevant to the United States (US) advocated for specific risk assessment recommendations.
Serafin A, Graziadio S, Velickovic V, Milde TC, Dinnes J, Sitch A, Coombe A, McNichol L, Armstrong DG, Lueck H, Kottner J.   +10 more
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Pressure Injury Malpractice Litigation: A Retrospective Medicolegal Study. [PDF]

Int Wound J
ABSTRACT Medical malpractice imposes a substantial clinical and economic burden worldwide. Pressure injuries (PIs) are amongst the most frequently litigated adverse events and represent a major source of preventable patient harm. To characterise the medicolegal landscape of PI‐related malpractice, the Westlaw legal database was queried for cases ...
Rabin DA, Chaudhry AS, Adam TH, Lopez MP, Kozlowski K, Griffin DB, Coles BM, Sumra H, Mustoe TA, Galiano RD.   +9 more
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Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Waterlow Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale [PDF]

Medical Archives, 2018
Prevention is the ideal strategy to tackle the problem of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcer risk assessment scales are one of the most pivotal measures applied to tackle the problem, much criticisms has been developed regarding the validity and reliability of these scales.To investigate the validity and reliability of the Waterlow pressure ulcer risk ...
Charalambous, Charalambos, Koulori, Agoritsa, Vasilopoulos, Aristidis, Roupa, Zoe   +3 more
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