Pressure injuries in surgical patients: a comparison of Norton, Braden and Waterlow risk assessment scales

Gürkan A., Kirtil I., Aydin Y., Kutuk G.

JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE, cilt.31, sa.2, ss.170-177, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12968/jowc.2022.31.2.170
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.170-177
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Braden, Norton, predictive capacity, predictive validity, pressure injury, pressure ulcer, risk assessment, scales, ulcer, Waterlow, wound, wound care, wound healing, ULCER RISK, PREDICTIVE-VALIDITY, PREVENTION, PREVALENCE, LONG
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: This study aims to determine the predictive power of the Norton, Braden and Waterlow scales in determining risk of pressure injury (PI) in surgical patients.