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Table 1 RASS-PAL scores

From: The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale modified for palliative care inpatients (RASS-PAL): a pilot study exploring validity and feasibility in clinical practice

Patient ID

PPS

Indication

RASS-PAL Scores

(as rated by HCP1, HCP2, HCP3)

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

1

30

PS

n.d., −5, − 5

−3, −4, −5

n.d., −4, −5

−5, −5, −5

Patient died

3

30

Agitated delirium

−1, −1, −1

n.d., −1, −1

n.d., n.d., −1

−1, −1,-1

n.d., −1, −1

4

30

Agitated delirium

n.d., −5, −2

−5, −5, −4

n.d., −5, −4

n.d., n.d., n.d.

Patient died

5

20

Agitated delirium

1, 1, n.d.

n.d., n.d., n.d.

n.d., 0, 0

n.d., 0, 0

n.d., −3, n.d.

6

10

Agitated delirium

1, 0, 0

−1, 0, n.d.

−4, −5, −5

−1, −1, n.d.

n.d., −5, −5

7

10

PS

−2, n.d., −2

−2, n.d., −1

−5, n.d., −4

−5, n.d., −4

Patient died

8

10

PS

−3, −3, −3

−3, −5, −3

n.d., −4, −4

−2, n.d., −3

−5, n.d., −5

9

20

PS

−2, −2, −2

n.d., n.d., 0

n.d., n.d., 1

n.d., n.d., 1

0, 0, n.d.

10

20

Agitated delirium

2, 1, 1

1, −3, −3

n.d., −2, 1

1, −3, 1

1, −1, n.d.

11

40

Agitated delirium

−3, −3, −3

0, 0, 0

−1, 0, 0

−3, 0, −3

−1, 0, n.d.

  1. RASS-PAL = Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale modified for Palliative Care inpatients.
  2. PS = Palliative Sedation.
  3. NSCLC = Non-small cell lung cancer.
  4. ALS = Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
  5. PPS = Palliative Performance Scale, version 2 [22].
  6. HCP = Health Care Professional:
  7. HCP1 = Palliative Care (PC) Physician.
  8. HCP2 = Practice Support Nurse (PSN).
  9. HCP3 = Bedside Nurse (BSN).
  10. n.d. = assessment not done.