Table 3 Comparison of RASS at different measuring
| Â | Group | Description | Frequency (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First step | Second step | Third step | Forth step | Fifth step | Sixth step | Seventh step | |||
Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale | Experimental | Combative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Very agitated | 0 | 1 (2.9) | 1 (2.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Agitated | 0 | 7 (2 0. 0 0) | 6 (17.1 0) | 3 (8.6) | 5 (14.3) | 0 | 0 | ||
Restless | 0 | 3 (8.6) | 1 (2.9) | 5 (14.3) | 3 (8.6) | 2 0 (57.1) | 0 | ||
Alert and calm | 0 | 2 (5.7) | 9 (25.7 0) | 1 0 (28.6) | 21 (6 0. 0 0) | 14 (4 0. 0 0) | 34 (97.1) | ||
Drowsy | 0 | 0 | 4 (11.4) | 6 (17.1 0) | 3 (8.6) | 1 (2.9) | 1 (2.9) | ||
Light sedation | 1 (2.9) | 4 (11.4) | 4 (11.4) | 4 (11.4) | 2 (5.7) | 0 | 0 | ||
Moderate sedation | 0 | 3 (8.6) | 4 (11.4) | 7 (2 0. 0 0) | 1 (2.9) | 0 | 0 | ||
Deep sedation | 0 | 12 (34.3) | 3 (8.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Unarousable | 34 (97.1) | 3 (8.6) | 3 (8.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
control | Combative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Very agitated | 1 (2.8) | 0 | 1 (2.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Agitated | 0 | 8 (22.2) | 7 (19.4) | 8 (22.2) | 4 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | ||
Restless | 0 | 1 (2.8) | 2 (5.6) | 4 (11.1) | 4 (11.1) | 25 (69.4) | 1 (2.8) | ||
Alert and calm | 0 | 2 (5.6) | 4 (11.1) | 7 (19.4) | 18 (5 0. 0 0) | 9 (25. 0 0) | 32 (88.9) | ||
Drowsy | 0 | 0 | 4 (11.1) | 1 0 (27.8) | 1 0 (27.8) | 2 (5.6) | 1 (2.8) | ||
Light sedation | 0 | 3 (8.3) | 1 (2.8) | 2 (5.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Moderate sedation | 0 | 5 (13.9) | 12 (33.3) | 3 (8.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Deep sedation | 1 (2.8) | 13 (36.1) | 5 (13.9) | 2 (5.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Unarousable | 33 (94.4) | 4 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Significant level of steps | P= 0.57 | P= 0.56 | P= 0.65 | P= 0.36 | P= 0.58 | P= 0.35 | P= 0.18 | ||
Significant level within the intervention group | P<0.001 | ||||||||
Significant level within the control group | P<0.001 | ||||||||
Significant level between groups | P= 0.94 | ||||||||