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Evaluation of Pressure Ulcer Risk Variables.

PB2013104665

Publication Date	1999
Personal Author	Williams, D. F.
Page Count	18
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to explore characteristics of patients admitted to an acute care facility with a pressure ulcer and to determine whether the Braden Scale accurately identifies patients with pressure ulcers as at-risk for ulcer development. This study used a prospective cohort design. The sample was composed of adult medical, surgical, and critical care patients in a 460-bed acute care military facility. Subjects were enrolled in the study within 48 hours of hospital admission. After informed consent was obtained, a complete skin assessment, history, Braden scale, and vital signs were recorded and laboratory work was ordered. Skin assessment, Braden scale score, and vital signs were recorded weekly until discharge.
Keywords	Ulcers Critical care Evaluation Health care facilities Hospitalization Military personnel Patients Risk Skin care Vital signs Pressure ulcer
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Tripler Army Medical Center, HI.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201310

Evaluation of Pressure Ulcer Risk Variables.

Evaluation of Pressure Ulcer Risk Variables.
PB2013104665

Publication Date	1999
Personal Author	Williams, D. F.
Page Count	18
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to explore characteristics of patients admitted to an acute care facility with a pressure ulcer and to determine whether the Braden Scale accurately identifies patients with pressure ulcers as at-risk for ulcer development. This study used a prospective cohort design. The sample was composed of adult medical, surgical, and critical care patients in a 460-bed acute care military facility. Subjects were enrolled in the study within 48 hours of hospital admission. After informed consent was obtained, a complete skin assessment, history, Braden scale, and vital signs were recorded and laboratory work was ordered. Skin assessment, Braden scale score, and vital signs were recorded weekly until discharge.
Keywords	Ulcers Critical care Evaluation Health care facilities Hospitalization Military personnel Patients Risk Skin care Vital signs Pressure ulcer
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Tripler Army Medical Center, HI.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201310