The Braden Scale may not be a valid tool for predicting pressure wounds when used in long-term care settings, according to Chinese researchers who conducted a meta-analysis. The review looked at eight ...

Why: Pressure ulcers are serious problems that occur frequently in hospitalized, community-dwelling and nursing home older adults, accounting for 3-11% in acute facilities, and 24% in long-term ...

Nearly 18 months after acquiring the Braden Scale ©, prominent patient safety solutions company releases updated assessment tools to reduce pressure injuries, a $28B annual cost to U.S. hospitals LAS ...

WoundRounds now allows wound care clinicians to use a built-in tool for scheduling Braden Risk Assessments as part of efforts to prevent pressure ulcers. The Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore ...

A new study using electronic medical records finds that a scale used for the past 30 years to predict the development of deadly and debilitating pressure ulcers isn’t useful for the patients at ...

The Braden Scale independently predicted early disability-related outcomes and greater length of hospital stay following liver transplantation, according to a recently published study. “Although ...

Pressure ulcers are a common secondary condition that occur post-spinal cord injury (SCI). These ulcers come at tremendous personal and societal cost. There are a number of scales that can be used to ...