The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale: validity and reliability in adult intensive care unit patients.
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Summary
RASS has high reliability and validity in medical and surgical, ventilated and nonventilated, and sedated and nonsedated adult ICU patients and is described as logical, easy to administer, and readily recalled.
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- article
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- 2002-11-15
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Keywords
Sedation, Medicine, Sedative, Confidence interval, Intensive care unit
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