[Evaluating the risks of pressure ulcers. The Braden scale].
An article which revises the scales used when evaluating the risks pressure sores, the context in which this might arise, and its value in our country as a useful criteria when determining which scale to choose. Also presented is a translation of the Braden Scale into Spanish as well as a comparison of its difference with respect to the Norton Scale.
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Programa de Atención Domiciliaria del Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Barcelona.
D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain; D014175:Translating