Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS)

Purpose: To evaluate the status of a patient over the continuum of agitation and sedation in the intensive care unit using the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS).

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient in the intensive care unit (ICU)?

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General state

Level of agitation or anxiety

Level of sedation or reduced sensorium

Number of seconds eye contact maintained

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RASS score

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Sedation Scale of Chamorro et al

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
- Sedation Scale of Chamorro et al
- Clinical Sedation Score of Hartwig et al for Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Disease Progression
- Sedation Scale of Chamorro et al
- Clinical Sedation Score of Hartwig et al for Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Complication Detection
- Sedation Scale of Chamorro et al
- Clinical Sedation Score of Hartwig et al for Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Comorbid Conditions
- Sedation Scale of Chamorro et al
- Clinical Sedation Score of Hartwig et al for Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Specialty

Pedatrics
Critical Care
Emergency Medicine
Surgery, general

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

R45.1 - Restlessness and agitation

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Purpose: To evaluate the status of a patient over the continuum of agitation and sedation in the intensive care unit using the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS).

Specialty: Pedatrics, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, general

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: R45.1,

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