Validity of the Braden and EVARUCI Scales in Hospitalized Patients in an Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

With the final purpose to establish difference between the
titration scales of risk development pressure ulcers (Braden y
EVARUCI) in critical patients, as those who are hospitalized
in intensive care units. The validity of both scales was
performed to determining the sensibility, the specificity and
predictive values. For the study were selected consecutively
patients of legal age, without pressure ulcers at any stage, who
were admitted to be hospitalized with the diagnostic of any
pathology. It was determined that there was not real difference
between sensibility of both scales, that specificity of the scale
of EVARUCI was higher like the positive predictive and
evidence no significant differences in the negative predictive
value. It was concluded that the scale of EVARUCI is the valid
predictive instrument for the detection of the risk development
for pressure ulcers, as besides valued aspects, like the level of
consciousness, hemodynamic status, oxygen support, movility,
tempeture, saturation, among others.