The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale: validity and reliability in adult intensive care unit patients.

By C. Sessler, M. S. Gosnell, M. J. Grap, Gretchen M. Brophy, P. O’Neal, K. Keane, E. Tesoro, R. K. Elswick. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2002

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Costs associated with delirium in mechanically ventilated patients* (2004, methodology): “On a given day, patients who were CAM-ICU negative received zero points whereas CAM-ICU-positive patients received between 1 and 6 points as determined by the absolute RASS score plus 1.”
Days of delirium are associated with 1-year mortality in an older intensive care unit population. (2009, methodology): “Alertness was measured using the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (17, 18).”
Delirium as a Predictor of Long-Term Cognitive Impairment in Survivors of Critical Illness (2010, neutral): “mond Agitation-Sedation Scale (27, 28), and”
Monitoring sedation status over time in ICU patients: reliability and validity of the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS). (2003, methodology): “The RASS has been demonstrated to have excellent interrater reliability in a broad range of adult medical and surgical ICU patients and to have excellent validity when compared with a visual analogue scale and selected sedation scales.(29)”
Effect of sedation with dexmedetomidine vs lorazepam on acute brain dysfunction in mechanically ventilated patients: the MENDS randomized controlled trial. (2007, neutral): “RASS score within 1 point of physician goal, % (IQR)b 67 (50-85) 55 ( 8-67 ) .008”
Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit. (2004, methodology): “Arousal was measured using the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS).(36) ,37 The RASS is a wellvalidated and highly reliable 10-point scale with scores from +1 to +4 assigned for levels of agitation through combativeness, 0 assigned for alert and calm state, and –1 to –5 assigned for successive ”
Incidence, risk factors and consequences of ICU delirium (2006, methodology): “As patients may be sedated but anxious, all patients with RASS scores of –3 or higher were asked about anxiety, and their response recorded (i. e., “yes” or “no”).”
Lorazepam Is an Independent Risk Factor for Transitioning to Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients (2006, methodology): “Daily cognitive status was defined as normal, delirious, or comatose using well-validated and highly reliable instruments, the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU)(8,19) and the RASS.(15,17) Normal was defined as RASS scores 3 and above and CAM-ICU negative.”
Acquired weakness, handgrip strength, and mortality in critically ill patients. (2008, methodology): “In calm and awake subjects (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale [RASS] 21 to 11) (24), attentiveness was assessed using the random letter A test of the Attention Screening Exam (ASE), a validated method for ICU patients (25).”
Sedation and analgesia in the mechanically ventilated patient. (2012, methodology): “It has been validated for interrater reliability in the ICU and for titration of sedation over time (105, 106).”
Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly: Risk Factors and Outcomes (2009, methodology): “The CAM-ICU assesses for alterations in the level of consciousness using the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale which quantifies fluctuations in the level of consciousness over time on a 10 point scale.(13) In addition to the CAM-ICU, a validated chart review method was performed daily which coded de”