The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale

Criteria	Score
The child makes eye contact with the caregiver/parent	4 = not at all; to 0 = extremely
The child's actions are purposeful	4 = not at all; to 0 = extremely
The child is aware of his/her surroundings	4 = not at all; to 0 = extremely
The child is restless	0 = not at all; to 4 = extremely
The child is inconsolable	0 = not at all; to 4 = extremely

The scores for each of the five listed behaviors are added to achieve a total scale score. A score of ≥10 makes it highly likely that a child has emergence delirium. For further information, refer to UpToDate content on emergence delirium and agitation in children.

From: Sikich N, Lerman J. Development and psychometric evaluation of the pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium scale. Anesthesiology 2004; 100:1138. Copyright © 2004 American Society of Anesthesiologists. Reproduced with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health. Unauthorized reproduction of this material is prohibited.

Graphic 109276 Version 9.0

خرید پکیج

The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale