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Multidimensional-Based Prediction of Pressure Ulcers Development and Severity in Hospitalized Frail Oldest Old : A Retrospective Study.

Silvia OttavianiEleonora RondaninaFloriana ArnoneVirna BrucatoRoberto CampigliMassimo Della BonaLuca TagliaficoEnnio OttavianiAlessio NencioniFiammetta Monacelli
Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2024)
Assessing the subject's nutritional status, physical performance, and functional autonomies enables the effective integration of the Braden scale in identifying patients most susceptible to developing PU. Our findings support the integration of a comprehensive set of methodologically robust frailty determinants into traditional risk assessment tools. This integration reflects the mutual interplay between patients' frailty, skin frailty, and PU development in very old hospitalized patients.
Keyphrases
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  • chronic kidney disease
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