Supplementing the Braden scale for pressure ulcer risk among medical inpatients: the contribution of self-reported symptoms and standard laboratory tests

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 202-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Johansen Skogestad ◽  
Liv Martinsen ◽  
Tove Elisabet Børsting ◽  
Tove Irene Granheim ◽  
Eirin Sigurdssøn Ludvigsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Standard Laboratory ◽  
Braden Scale ◽  
Medical Inpatients

Changes in Coagulation in Standard Laboratory Tests and ROTEM in Trauma Patients Between On-Scene and Arrival in the Emergency Department

2015 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 627-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver M. Theusinger ◽  
Werner Baulig ◽  
Burkhardt Seifert ◽  
Stefan M. Müller ◽  
Sergio Mariotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Standard Laboratory

Pressure ulcer risk factors in an ICU population

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 361-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
MK Jiricka ◽  
P Ryan ◽  
MA Carvalho ◽  
J Bukvich
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Medical Diagnoses ◽  
Trauma Population ◽  
Braden Scale

BACKGROUND: Although it is well known that pressure ulcers are associated with negative patient outcomes and increased hospital cost, there is little research related to pressure ulcers in an intensive care unit population. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative contribution of risk factors in the development of pressure ulcers in intensive care unit patients. METHOD: In an exploratory descriptive design, a convenience sample of 85 adults was used. Patients were enrolled in the study within 24 hours of admission to the intensive care unit; data were collected every other day until discharge from the intensive care unit. Instruments included a demographic data form, Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk, Skin Assessment Tool, and Decubitus Ulcer Potential Analyzer. RESULTS: The most common reasons for admission to the intensive care unit included multiple trauma from motor vehicle accidents, gunshot and stab wounds, and gastrointestinal bleeding. A pressure ulcer developed in 48 subjects. There were no significant differences in age, gender, history of diabetes or smoking, or medical diagnoses between patients in whom a pressure ulcer developed and those in whom it did not. Data analysis indicated that a Braden Scale score of 11, rather than the recommended score of 16, was statistically significant for predicting pressure ulcer risk. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that a cut-off score on the Braden Scale could be specific to an intensive care unit trauma population.

scholarly journals Validation of a simple hypoplastic constitutive model for overconsolidated clays

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun Wang ◽  
Wei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Constitutive Models ◽  
Standard Laboratory ◽  
Hypoplastic Model ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Modified Cam Clay ◽  
Overconsolidated Clays ◽  
Hypoplastic Constitutive Model ◽  
Comparison With Experiments ◽  
Cam Clay

AbstractHypoplastic constitutive models are able to describe history dependence using a single nonlinear tensorial function with a set of parameters. A hypoplastic model including a structure tensor for consolidation history was introduced in our previous paper (Wang and Wu in Acta Geotechnica, 2020, 10.1007/s11440-020-01000-z). The present paper focuses mainly on the model validation with experiments. This model is as simple as the modified Cam Clay model but with better performance. The model requires five parameters, which are easy to calibrate from standard laboratory tests. In particular, the model is capable of capturing the unloading behavior without introducing loading criteria. Numerical simulations of element tests and comparison with experiments show that the proposed model is able to reproduce the salient features of normally consolidated and overconsolidated clays.

Are Toe Pressures Measured by a Portable Photophlethysmograph Equivalent to Standard Laboratory Tests?

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis A. Bonham ◽  
Teresa Kelechi ◽  
Martina Mueller ◽  
Jacob Robison
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Standard Laboratory

Predictive validity of the braden scale and nurse perception in identifying pressure ulcer risk

1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry VandenBosch ◽  
Cecelia Montoye ◽  
Martha Satwicz ◽  
Karen Durkee-Leonard ◽  
Barbara Boylan-Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
Nurse Perception ◽  
Braden Scale

The Braden Scale, A standard tool for assessing pressure ulcer risk, predicts early outcomes after liver transplantation

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 1153-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinay Sundaram ◽  
Jane Lim ◽  
Danielle M. Tholey ◽  
Sentia Iriana ◽  
Irene Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
Braden Scale ◽  
Standard Tool
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