Anaesthesia / Critical Care Emergency Medicine Strong — Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)
Standardised sedation and agitation scale for ICU patients. Range −5 (unarousable) to +4 (combative). Used to titrate sedation and assess readiness for awakening trials. Target RASS 0 to −2 for most ventilated patients.
References
- Sessler CN et al. The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002;166(10):1338–1344.
- Devlin JW et al. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult ICU Patients (PADIS). Crit Care Med. 2018.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
- Propofol · Anaesthetic (IV Induction / Sedation)
- Ketamine (Anaesthesia/Sedation) · Dissociative Anaesthetic (NMDA Receptor Antagonist)
- Remimazolam · Ultra-Short Acting Benzodiazepine (Procedural Sedation)
- Haloperidol (Delirium) · Typical Antipsychotic (Butyrophenone)
- Midazolam (Paediatric) · Benzodiazepine — Status Epilepticus (First-Line) / Procedural Sedation
- Ketamine · Dissociative Anaesthetic / Procedural Sedation
Pathways
- New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation · ESC 2020 AF Guidelines; NICE NG196
- Hypertensive Emergency · ESC/ESH 2018 Hypertension Guidelines; NICE NG136
- Bradycardia Management · Resuscitation Council UK ABCDE; ESC 2021 Pacing Guidelines
- Ventricular Tachycardia / Fibrillation · Resuscitation Council UK ACLS; ESC 2022 Ventricular Arrhythmia Guidelines
- Syncope Assessment · ESC 2018 Syncope Guidelines; NICE NG109
- Acute Chest Pain · NICE CG95; ESC 2023 ACS Guidelines
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.