Description

The sedation scores share some features in common, but also show some differences.


 

distressed, very restless

anxious, agitated, restless, no obvious sedation

awake and oriented or uncom-fortable

cooperative, oriented, tranquil, calm

slightly drowsy

Linear

 

10

9

8

6 and 7

Blooms-bury

 

3

2

1

1

Cambridge

 

1

2

2

2

Cohen

4

4

3

2

2

MacKenzie

 

1

1

1

2

McMehinin

6

5

5

4

4

Observer

 

 

 

5

4

Ramsay

1

1

1

2

2

Skeie

1

1

1

2

2

Sury, Sedation

S0

S0

S0

S0

S1

Sury, Global Efficacy

G3

G2

G2

G1

G1

Wisconsin Childrens' Hospital

6

6

5

5

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yate, infusing

A4

A3

A2

A1

A1

Yate, completed

B4

B4

B4

B3

B3

 

 

 

asleep but responds to commands or spoken voice, calm

asleep but responds to gentle shaking, suction or mild physical stimuli

asleep but responds to noxious stimuli

unrousable with no response to noxious stimuli

paralyzed

Linear

4 and 5

2 and 3

1

0

 

Blooms-bury

0

-1

-2

-3

 

Cambridge

3

4

4

5

6

Cohen

1

1

0

0

 

MacKenzie

3

4

5

5

 

McMehinin

3

3

2

1

 

Observer

3

2

1

 

 

Ramsay

3

4

5

6

 

Skeie

3

3

4

5

 

Sury, Sedation

S2

S3

S3

S4

 

Sury, Global Efficacy

G1

G1

G0

G0

 

Wisconsin Childrens' Hospital

4

3

2

(1) 0

0

Yate, infusing

A1

A1

 

 

 

Yate, completed

B2

B2

B2

B1

 

 

Natural sleep:

• Bloomsbury: A

• Cambridge: asleep


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