Validity, reliability and applicability of Portuguese versions of sedation-agitation scales among critically ill patients

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 215-219

  Nassar Jr , Antonio Paulo ^a,b   Neto, Ruy Camargo Pires ^a   de Figueiredo, Walquiria Barcelos ^a   Park, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Critical care; Patient monitoring; Psychomotor agitation; Reliability and validity; Sedatives

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; RAMSAY AGITATION SEDATION SCALE; RATING SCALE; RICHMOND AGITATION SEDATION SCALE; SEDATION; SEDATION AGITATION SCALE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 58149461164     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802008000400003     Document Type: Article

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