1996
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199603000-00004
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A New Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury1

Abstract: Each year, one-fourth of the 200,000 individuals with spinal cord injury in the United States develop pressure ulcers. No method currently exists, however, to accurately identify which of these individuals are at increased risk for development of pressure ulcers. We studied 219 spinal cord-injured patients, seen at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, during a 6-yr period. Our goal was to develop a pressure ulcer risk assessment scale, specifically for persons with SCI. Each risk factor had to meet four criteria… Show more

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“…All of these studies used retrospective data extracted from medical records to determine each subject's risk assessment scale score and presence of pressure ulcers. The measures in these studies included the Abruzzese, 27 Braden, 28 Gosnell, 29 Norton, 30 SCIPUS, 14 SCIPUS-A 15 and Waterlow. 31 A brief overview of each instrument is provided in Table 2.…”
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“…All of these studies used retrospective data extracted from medical records to determine each subject's risk assessment scale score and presence of pressure ulcers. The measures in these studies included the Abruzzese, 27 Braden, 28 Gosnell, 29 Norton, 30 SCIPUS, 14 SCIPUS-A 15 and Waterlow. 31 A brief overview of each instrument is provided in Table 2.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The SCIPUS and SCIPUS-A were developed exclusively for individuals with SCI using regression analysis to identify variables, collected via retrospective chart review that predicted pressure-ulcer development. 14,15 Although the risk factors considered for inclusion were not described for the SCIPUS, 14 over 50 potential pressure-ulcer risk factors were evaluated for the SCIPUS-A of which 21 were explicitly described. 15 Those factors included age, tobacco use, alcohol history, nutritional support, level of activity, mobility, mental status, urinary continence, nutritional status, moisture, 'friction and shear', and 10 laboratory blood work variables.…”
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