Predictive validity of waterlow scale for pressure ulcer development risk in hospitalized patients

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 640-646

  Serpa, Letícia Faria ^a   De Gouveia Santos, Vera Lúcia Conceição ^b   Gomboski, Gustavo ^c   Rosado, Sandra Marina ^d  

^a Hospital Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Hospitalar Home Care   (Brazil)

^d Health Secretary of Pelotas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECUBITUS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 74349094954     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181bd86c9     Document Type: Article

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