Predictive validity of the Braden scale for pressure ulcer risk in critical care patients

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Letícia Faria Serpa¹  Vera Lúcia Conceição De Gouveia Santos²  Ticiane Carolina Gonçalves Faustino Campanili¹  Moelisa Queiroz¹ 

[1],Universidade de São Paulo Escola de EnfermagemSP ,Brazil

关键词: Pressure Ulcer;    Intensive Care;    Predictive Value of Tests;    Sensitivity and Specificity;    Úlcera por pressão;    Cuidados intensivos;    Valor Preditivo dos Testes;    Sensibilidade e Especificidade;    Úlcera por Presión;    Cuidados Intensivos;    Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas;    Sensibilidad y Especificidad;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692011000100008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This methodological study aimed to evaluate the predictive validity of the Braden scale in critical care patients. The study was conducted in four intensive care units of a general private hospital. After approval of the project by the Hospital Ethics Committee, during six months, adult patients admitted to ICUs with a Braden score <18 and without PU were assessed upon admission and at 48-hours intervals as long as the patient remained at risk or until the development of PU, patients' discharge, death or transfer from the ICU. The cut-off scores of the Braden scale in the first, second and third assessments were 12, 13 and 13, respectively. Sensitivity was 85.7%, 71.4% and 71.4% and specificity was 64.6%, 81.5% and 83.1%, respectively. Areas under the ROC curves revealed very good accuracy for the cut-off scores. The Braden cut-off score 13 in the third assessment showed the best predictive performance in critical care patients.

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