Pressure injury risk level Braden scale 81636-3
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 81636-3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Pressure injury risk level Braden scale | ||
| 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. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Pressure injury risk level | ||
| property | Find = Finding | ||
| time | Pt = 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 | ||
| scale | Ord = Ordinal: Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive. | ||
| method | Observed.Braden scale | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Pressure ulcer risk Braden Scale | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | H&P.HX | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
| order vs. observation | Observation | ||
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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. | |||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.73 | ||
| last change type | NAM - change to Analyte/Component | ||
| change reason | Release 2.73: COMPONENT: Update older "ulcer" terms to "pressure injury"; | ||
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