Table 1 Rating system to determine the clinical utility of instruments for monitoring ICU sedation
From: Instruments for monitoring intensive care unit sedation
Condition | Description | Points |
|---|---|---|
Validity | Capacity to document agitation- and distress-related symptoms (pain, anxiety, delirium) | 0-5 |
Content and construct validity | 0-10 | |
Exact definition of level of sedation end-points | 0-10 | |
Reliability | Inter-rater and intra-rater agreement | 0-20 |
Applicability | Easy learning and routine recording by physicians and nurses | 0-5 |
Total points | 0-50 |