Open AccessRelationship between Braden scale score and pressure ulcer development in patients admitted in trauma intensive care unit
Author(s) -
Iranmanesh Sedigheh,
Rafiei Hossein,
Sabzevari Sakineh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2011.00852.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , scale (ratio) , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , quantum mechanics , physics
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the scores of Braden scale and pressure ulcer development among critically ill patients. All patients who admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) in 3 months (during July–October 2010) were surveyed with Braden scale. Patients who gained higher score of Braden scale were at lower risk for pressure ulcer development compared with the other patients. Braden scale is a useful tool for predicting pressure ulcer development in trauma ICU patients. Also, factors such as age and level of consciousness may influence pressure ulcer development.