Validity of the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) in critically ill children.

Abigail Glicksman KersonRebecca DeMariaElizabeth MauerChristine JoyceLinda M GerberBruce M GreenwaldGabrielle SilverChani Traube

Published in: Journal of intensive care (2016)

The RASS is a valid responsiveness tool for use in critically ill children. It allows for accurate assessment of awareness in mechanically ventilated and spontaneously breathing patients, and may improve our ability to titrate sedatives and assess for delirium in pediatrics.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
young adults
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
intensive care unit
peritoneal dialysis
high resolution
mechanical ventilation