Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (Sessler 2002): one level from -5 (unarousable) to +4 (combative), with the level descriptor and the SCCM PADIS 2018 light-sedation target band (-2 to 0).
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- RASS level
- 0
Result: RASS 0: in the SCCM PADIS 2018 light-sedation target band (-2 to 0).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- +2 to +4
- Agitated. Review sedation per SCCM PADIS 2018 (Devlin 2018).
- -2 to 0
- SCCM PADIS 2018 light-sedation target band.
- -5 to -3
- Deeper than the SCCM PADIS 2018 target; consider lightening sedation.
What you enter
- RASS level (+4 combative ... 0 alert and calm ... -5 unarousable)
How this is calculated
Sessler CN, Gosnell MS, Grap MJ, et al. The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale: validity and reliability in adult intensive care unit patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002;166(10):1338-1344. Read the source ↗
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