Failure to thrive (FTT) is a perplexing disorder commonly seen by primary care physicians. Identification of FTT and an assessment of severity of the undernutrition are important to identify children at risk, and to provide appropriate intervention for preventing malnutrition and developing sequela. One of different anthropometric methods for categorizing undernutrition in childhood is Waterlow...

failure to thrive (ftt) is a perplexing disorder commonly seen by primary care physicians. identification of ftt and an assessment of severity of the undernutrition are important to identify children at risk, and to provide appropriate intervention for preventing malnutrition and developing sequela. one of different anthropometric methods for categorizing undernutrition in childhood is waterlow...

Aims: To identify risk assessment scales for pressure ulcers that have been used in critical care units. Determine which of them have been validated according to validity, predictive capacity and reliability criteria, developing, where possible, aggregate indicators. Methods: Systematic review of the clinical literature with meta-analysis. The main international health science databases were se...

OBJECTIVE to identify the incidence and describe the associated factors for pressure ulcers in critically ill patients. METHOD this was a prospective cohort study with 77 patients, using a clinical, metabolic assessment and the associated factors for pressure ulcer, applying the risk scales (Braden and Waterlow) and assigning ulcers to categories. RESULTS an incidence of 22% (95% CI 12.6 - ...

bedsore is a very important problem in bedridden patients. it affects patients’ lives and imposes substantial costs to society. its incidence approaches 38% and its annual prevalence is estimated to be 14.8% in patients who are admitted in hospitals. the national pressure ulcer advisory panel (npuap) and the european pressure ulcer advisory panel (epuap) define bedsore as “a localized injury to...

Resumo Objetivo Identificar, entre os instrumentos de predição risco para lesão por pressão (LP) Waterlow, Cubbin & Jackson e EVARUCI , o mais específico sensível pacientes em Unidades Terapia Intensiva (UTI). Métodos Estudo observacional, analítico prospectivo, realizado duas UTIs São Paulo, Brasil, agosto a novembro 2019. Participaram 91 adultos que não apresentavam LP no momento da admissão ...