Predictive Validity of the Braden Scale for Patients in Intensive Care Units
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Predictive validity of the Braden scale for patients in intensive care units.
BACKGROUND Patients in intensive care units are at higher risk for development of pressure ulcers than other patients. In order to prevent pressure ulcers from developing in intensive care patients, risk for development of pressure ulcers must be assessed accurately. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the predictive validity of the Braden scale for assessing risk for development of pressure ulcers in int...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Critical Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1062-3264,1937-710X
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2013991