Body Mass Index and Pressure Ulcers: Improved Predictability of Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Patients

2014120 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Sookyung Hyun · Institut Sous-Régional de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée

Xiaobai Li · Institut Sous-Régional de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée

Brenda Vermillion · Institut Sous-Régional de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée

Cheryl Newton · Institut Sous-Régional de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée

Monica Fall · Institut Sous-Régional de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée

Pacharmon Kaewprag · Institut Sous-Régional de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée

Abstract

Body mass index and incidence of pressure ulcers were related in intensive care patients. Addition of body mass index did not appreciably improve the accuracy of the Braden scale for predicting pressure ulcers.

Topics & Keywords

Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Critical Care

Volume 23, Issue 6, pp. 494-501

DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2014535

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