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

• Main Authors: Andressa Tomazini Borghardt (Author), Thiago Nascimento do Prado (Author), Thiago Moura de Araújo (Author), Noemi Marisa Brunet Rogenski (Author), Maria Edla de Oliveira Bringuente (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...