From: Sedation practice in the intensive care unit: a UK national survey
Question | Number of units (%) |
---|---|
Do you use a sedation score? | Â |
   Yes | 163 (88.1%) |
   No | 19 |
Which sedation score do you use? (several answers possible) | Â |
   Ramsey Sedation Scale | 123 (66.5%) |
   Richmond Agitation Sedation scale | 10 (5.4%) |
   Bispectral Index | 4 (2.1%) |
   Score of the UK Intensive Care Society | 7 (3.8%) |
   Sheffield | 4 (2.2%) |
   Bloomsbury | 2 (1.1%) |
   Cambridge | 2 (1.1%) |
   Cook | 3 (1.6%) |
   Local scoring system, unspecified | 3 (1.6%) |
   Other, but not specified | 7 (3.8%) |
   No answer given | 3 (1.6%) |
Do you have a sedation guideline? | Â |
   Yes | 148 (80%) |
   No | 37 |
Do you practice daily sedation holding? | Â |
   Yes | 144 (77.8%) |
   No | 41 |
Do you audit your compliance with your sedation holding guideline? | Â |
   Yes | 99 (53.5%) |
   No | 82 |
If you audit your compliance with your sedation holding practice, what is your compliance? | Â |
   0% to 40% | 5 |
   40% to 60% | 14 |
   60% to 80% | 26 |
   80% to 90% | 23 |
   90% to 100% | 24 |