The Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) is an instrument designed to assess the level of alertness and agitated behavior in critically ill patients.[1]

Procedure for RASS Assessment. Observe patient Patient is alert, restless, or agitated. (score 0 to +4) If not alert, state patient's name and say to open eyes and look at speaker. Ask 'Describe how you are feeling?' Patient awakens with sustained eye opening and eye contact. (score -1) Patient awakens with eye opening and eye contact, but not ...

Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) is a medical scale used to measure the agitation or sedation level of a person. It was developed with efforts of different practitioners, represented by physicians, nurses and pharmacists.

The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) ranks agitation and possibility for sedation.

Procedure for RASS Assessment 1. Observe patient a. Patient is alert, restless, or agitated. (score 0 to +4) 2. If not alert, state patient’s name and say to open eyes and look at speaker. b. Patient awakens with sustained eye opening and eye contact. (score –1) c. Patient awakens with eye opening and eye contact, but not sustained. (score ...

The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) is an instrument in which the presence and extent of agitation, ranging from combative to calm, as well as the level of consciousness, ranging from alert to comatose, can be evaluated quickly and reliably in 3 easy steps.

The Richmond Agitation–Sedation Scale (RASS) was developed in a collaborative effort with practitioners representing critical care physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. RASS is a 10-point scale, with four levels of anxiety or agitation (+1 to +4 [combative]), one level to denote a calm and alert state (0), and 5 levels of sedation (−1 to − ...

Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) * Score Term Description +4 Combative Overtly combative, violent, immediate danger to staff +3 Very agitated Pulls or removes tube(s) or catheter(s); aggressive +2 Agitated Frequent non-purposeful movement, fights ventilator +1 Restless Anxious but movements not aggressive vigorous ...

2002年11月15日 · We measured inter-rater reliability and validity of a new 10-level (+4 "combative" to -5 "unarousable") scale, the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS), in two phases.

2021年2月12日 · A RASS score can be used to help titrate sedative medications to achieve a target RASS and avoid over/under sedation- sedation is a bit of a Goldilocks principle- not too much, not too little, but juuuust right. Actions such as a daily sedation hold can be used to assess levels of sedation and be used to titrate sedative and analgesic infusions.