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Waterlow Pressure Ulcer Risk Score calculator

Enter the published formula inputs below to calculate and interpret this score.

Clinical inputs

Build
Continence
Skin
Mobility
Sex
Age
Appetite
Tissue malnutrition
Neurologic deficit
Major surgery / trauma
Medication

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Clinical inputs

  • Build
  • Continence
  • Skin
  • Mobility
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Appetite
  • Tissue malnutrition
  • Neurologic deficit
  • Major surgery / trauma
  • Medication

Primary source

Waterlow J. Pressure sores: a risk assessment card. Nurs Times. DOI: 10.7748/ns.1.15.49.s65. PMID: 3853163. Scope: Waterlow card sums build/weight, continence, skin type, mobility, sex/age, appetite, tissue malnutrition, neurologic deficit, major surgery/trauma, and medication. (1985)

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