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Palliative Sedation

Interoperative Sedation Scale

Score

Criteria

1
Fully awake and oriented
2
Drowsy, eyes open
3
Drowsy, eyes closed, but rousable to command
4
Drowsy, eyes closed, but rousable to mild physical stimulation
5
Unrousable to mild physical stimulation
Source: Herrick IA, Craen RA, Gelb AW, McLachlan RS, Girvin JP, Parrent AG, Eliasziw M, Kirkby J. Propofol sedation during awake craniotomy for seizures: electrocorticographic and epileptogenic effects. Anesth Analg. 1997 Jun;84(6):1280-4. Pubmed

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