Pressure injury risk level Braden scale   81636-3

LOINC Code


LOINC code81636-3
namePressure injury risk level Braden scale
descriptionThe 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.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentPressure injury risk level
propertyFind  =  Finding
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodObserved.Braden scale

Additional Names

short namePressure ulcer risk Braden Scale

Basic Attributes

classH&P.HX
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationObservation

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Panels

38228-3Braden scale skin assessment panel

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.73
last change typeNAM  - change to Analyte/Component
change reasonRelease 2.73: COMPONENT: Update older "ulcer" terms to "pressure injury";

Related Names

Finding
Findings
H+P
H+P.HX
Levels
Levl
LV
LVL
Ordinal
P prime
Point in time
pressure injury
Pressure ulcer
Pressure ulcer risk
Pressure Ulcers
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen
Ulcer

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