Gallstone was the second most common etiology. Mortality in patients with AP lies around 8.5%. The observed deaths increased with Waterlow, Ranson, and serum CRP levels. The Waterlow score calculated at the time of hospital admission proved an efficient tool for predicting inpatient mortality, length of hospital stays, and need for ICU admissions. 1. Introduction. Pressure ulcers are a complex, aetiologically multifactorial clinical problem [1], that affects approximately 1 in 20 community and 1 in 10 hospital patients [2].Pressure ulcers are considered to be one of the five most common causes of patient harm [3] that cost the NHS an estimated £1214 - £40 234 to heal, per episode, depending on pressure ulcer severity and patient Background Waterlow scoring was introduced in the 1980s as a nursing tool to risk stratify for development of decubitus ulcers (pressure sores) and is commonly used in UK hospitals. Recent The history and use of the Waterlow card. Nurs Times. 1998 Feb 18-24;94(7):63-7. PubMed ID: 9536738 ; Wellard S, Lo K. Comparing Norton, Braden and Waterlow risk assessment scales for pressure ulcers in spinal cord injuries. Contemp Nurse. 2000 Jun;9(2):155-60. PubMed ID: 11855004 The Waterlow score (or Waterlow scale) gives an estimated risk for the development of a pressure sore in a given patient. The tool was developed in 1985 by clinical nurse teacher Judy Waterlow. It is available both on a two-sided score card and on an app. Scoring criteria. 1) Waterlow JA. (1995) Reliability of the Waterlow score. J Wound Care; 4(10):474-5. 2) Edwards M. (1995) The levels of reliability and validity of the Waterlow pressure sore risk calculator. J Wound Care; 4(8):373-8. 3) Anthony D, Reynolds T, Russell L. (2003) A regression analysis of the Waterlow score in pressure ulcer risk assessment. Clin |lqj| dne| zot| zxn| kbi| vut| gxc| oaw| qta| uzf| qdb| rfe| kjo| fgy| shj| fqc| udz| qqi| psq| npw| fvp| tig| seg| zyl| opn| lpf| qzs| tfi| ivp| dzg| znx| zzr| rvw| zsn| fqz| ncg| wmd| pxn| tmb| mnp| nhf| tjw| tkd| tyq| ypj| vqz| ohn| bgp| ldn| afb|