81636-3
Pressure injury risk level Braden scale
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Term Description
The patient's risk level (very high, high, moderate, etc.) of developing a pressure ulcer based on their total score [LOINC: 38227-5] from the Braden Scale assessment. The total score can range from 6 to 23 with a lower score indicating a higher risk. PMID: 3299278 The level of risk is used to guide the intervention strategies that should be used.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Pressure injury risk level
- Property
- Find
- Time
- Pt
- System
- ^Patient
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
- Observed.Braden scale
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Pressure ulcer risk Braden Scale
Normative Answer List: LL4010-6
Source: Braden and Bergstrom| Answer | Code | Score | Answer ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very high Total Score 9 or less |
LA14637-5 | ||
| High Total Score 10-12 |
LA9193-9 | ||
| Moderate Total Score 13-14 |
LA6751-7 | ||
| Mild Total Score 15-18 |
LA6752-5 | ||
| No risk Total Score 19-23 |
LA19983-8 |
Basic Attributes
- Class
- H&P.HX
- Type
- Clinical
- First Released
- Version 2.56
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Change Reason
- Release 2.73: COMPONENT: Update older "ulcer" terms to "pressure injury";
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 38228-3 | Braden scale skin assessment panel |
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Copyright
- Organization
- Braden and Bergstrom
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1988 Barbara Braden and Nancy Bergstrom.
- Terms of Use
- Used with permission. It is understood that the name of the instrument and the indication that the copyright belongs to Braden and Bergstrom remain on any copies and that you do not make any changes to the wording or scoring of this tool.
- URL
- https://www.bradenscale.com
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