Abstract

ZAPATA-RODRIGUEZ,, Margarita María; MURILLO-PANAMENO, Carmen Lorena  and  MILLAN-ESTUPINAN, Juan Carlos. The validity of the Braden and EVARUCI Scales in Hospitalized Patients in an Intensive Care Unit. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2019, vol.25, n.2, pp.138-148. ISSN 0122-0667.

With the final purpose to establish difference between the titration scales of risk development pressure ulcers (Braden y EVARUCI) in critical patients, as those who are hospitalized in intensive care units. The validity of both scales was performed to determining the sensibility, the specificity and predictive values. For the study were selected consecutively patients of legal age, without pressure ulcers at any stage, who were admitted to be hospitalized with the diagnostic of any pathology. It was determined that there was not real difference between sensibility of both scales, that specificity of the scale of EVARUCI was higher like the positive predictive and evidence no significant differences in the negative predictive value. It was concluded that the scale of EVARUCI is the valid predictive instrument for the detection of the risk development for pressure ulcers, as besides valued aspects, like the level of consciousness, hemodynamic status, oxygen support, movility, tempeture, saturation, among others.

Keywords : Pressure ulcer - intensive care unit - risk factors - titration scale - validity.

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