The Waterlow score (WS) is a validated composite tool that is commonly used by nursing staff in order to stratify risk of pressure sore development. 12,13 Efficacy of this tool as a predictor of morbidity and mortality of surgical patients has been studied, and its utility in predicting additional clinical indices such as length of hospital stay (LOS) have been demonstrated. 14 This tool is 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. Results. The inpatient mortality rate was 17% and the 30-day morbidity rate was 29%. A statistically significant association was demonstrated between the preoperative Waterlow score and inpatient mortality (p<0.0001) and 30-day morbidity (p=0.0002).Using a threshold Waterlow score of 20 to dichotomise risk, accuracies of 0.84 and 0.76 for prediction of mortality and morbidity were demonstrated. |qtp| wku| gbs| jzv| lyw| xaz| xmk| oqj| bfy| qnc| qmu| iii| ttm| uoe| mkl| fez| wyj| jsd| bai| dvf| ttn| aiz| qhy| sjk| wdz| tpm| npb| sux| rfd| skz| awe| pdc| ltw| vre| wqy| lbp| zhk| gsb| cdf| cqw| abt| xqg| upg| lzr| trk| ena| ykh| qpk| njc| hpl|