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Table 3 Concordance between researcher UMSS and RASS scores (n = 82)

From: Validity of the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) in critically ill children

 

Researcher UMSS

Researcher RASS

“Unarousable”

“Deeply sedated”

“Moderately sedated“

“Minimally sedated”

“Awake and alert”

“Unarousable”

8

0

0

0

0

“Deep sedation”

0

3

1

0

0

“Moderate sedation”

0

1

4

0

0

“Drowsy/Light sedation”

0

0

5

5

0

“Alert and calm”

0

0

0

3

52

  1. Agreement was high between the nurse and researcher UMSS scores (weighted κ = 0.902, p < 0.0001)