Association of the RASS Score with Intensity of Symptoms, Discomfort, and Communication Capacity in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Sedation: Is RASS an Appropriate Outcome Measure?

Kengo ImaiTatsuya MoritaNaosuke YokomichiMasanori MoriAkemi Shirado NaitoToshihiro YamauchiHiroaki TsukuuraYu UnenoSatoru TsunetoSatoshi Inoue

Published in: Palliative medicine reports (2022)

RASS can roughly estimate physical distress in patients with palliative sedation, but a measure to more precisely quantify the symptom experience is needed.

Keyphrases

palliative care
papillary thyroid
advanced cancer
mechanical ventilation
physical activity
squamous cell
mental health
high intensity
intensive care unit
lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
childhood cancer