All at-risk patients are not created equal: Analysis of braden pressure ulcer risk scores to identify specific risks

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-291

  Tescher, Ann N ^a,b   Branda, Megan E ^b   Byrne, T J O ^b   Naessens, James M ^b  

^a Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SKIN CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WOUND HEALING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE ULCER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84861188839     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3182435715     Document Type: Article

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