Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5578224 | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management | 2017 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
Compared with BIS, both RASS and PCS appear to be relatively blunt instruments at the lower end of their respective scales. Due caution should be taken interpreting and making clinical decisions based solely on the RASS and PCS and, by extension, other observational measures of patient comfort and sedation.
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Authors
Michael MBBS, FRACP, Greg MBBS, FAChPM, Jan MBChB, FRACP, Wilf MD, FRACP, Joseph MBChB,