Table 4 Reported versus actual sedation scale/score use
From: National survey and point prevalence study of sedation practice in UK critical care
Point prevalence study | Sedation scale/score reported in national survey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale | Ramsay Sedation Scale | Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale | |
Patients who received any sedative/analgesic agenta, n | 149 | 56 | 12 |
Sedation scale/score used, n (%) | |||
Assessed with reported scale/score | 114 (76.5) | 27 (48.2) | 11 (91.7) |
Assessed with different scale/score | 26 (17.4) | 10 (17.9) | 0 (0) |
Not assessed with a scale/score | 9 (6.0) | 19 (33.9) | 1 (8.3) |
Percentage of patients assessed with reported scale/score across unitsb, median (IQR) | 88 (63–100) | ||