Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale (SAS)
Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale (Riker 1999): one level 1 (unarousable) to 7 (dangerous agitation), with the descriptor and the SAS 3-4 light-sedation goal band.
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Example
- SAS level
- 4
Result: SAS 4: calm and cooperative; goal sedation per Riker 1999.
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What the result means
- SAS 5-7
- Agitated; review sedation, analgesia, and delirium per SCCM PADIS 2018.
- SAS 3-4
- Goal band per Riker 1999 / SCCM PADIS 2018.
- SAS 1-2
- Deeper than goal; consider lightening sedation.
What you enter
- SAS level (1 unarousable ... 4 calm and cooperative ... 7 dangerous agitation)
How this is calculated
Riker RR, Picard JT, Fraser GL. Prospective evaluation of the Sedation-Agitation Scale for adult critically ill patients. Crit Care Med. 1999;27(7):1325-1329. Read the source ↗
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