Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and morbid complication in surgical patients and is
associated with significant increases in mortality, an increased risk for chronic kidney …

Perioperative acute kidney injury (AKI), characterized by persistent oliguria or an increase in
serum creatinine levels, is a common perioperative complication and is associated with up …

Abstract Background The Norton scale is traditionally used to assess the risk of pressure
ulcers. However, recent studies have shown its prognostic utilization in elderly patients with …

Abstract Background: The Norton scale is used for assessing pressure ulcer risk. The
association between admission Norton scale scores (ANSS), hospitalization length …

Background Patient function is a risk factor of mortality following acute myocardial infarction
(AMI). Norton scale (NS) was originally developed to estimate the risk for pressure ulcers. It …

Background The incidence of ulcer pressure in the high care unit (HCU) was relatively high
and could be reliably predicted using tools such as the Norton and Jackson/Cubbin scales …

Aim Life expectancy and incidence of cancer among older adults are increasing. The aim of
this study was to assess whether routinely used nursing screening tools can predict surgical …

Background The clinical relevance of bilateral pleural effusion (BPE) in patients with acute
pulmonary embolism (PE) is unclear. Aims To describe characteristics of patients with acute …

The Norton scale has been used by nurses throughout the world since the early 1960s to
assess the risk of pressure ulcers. Patients with low Norton scale scores, ie, patients at risk …

Abstract Background The Norton scale is used for assessing the risk of pressure ulcers. The
association between low admission Norton scale scores (ANSS), complications and …