Risk assessment instruments for pressure ulcer in adults in critical situation: a scoping review
Ricardo Jorge de Barros Romeira Picoito,
Sara Maria May Pereira da Cruz Lapuente,
Alexandra Catarina Parreira Ramos
et al.
Abstract:Objective: to map the instruments for risk assessment of pressure ulcers in adults in critical situation in intensive care units; identify performance indicators of the instrument, and the appreciation of users regarding the instruments’ use/limitations. Method: a scoping review. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews in the writing of the study. We carried out the searches in the EBSCOhost search tool for 8 databases, resulting in 1846 stu… Show more
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