Table 2.
Patient assessments scales.
| A. Sedation score [abbreviated scale of Wagner et al. (17)] | |
|---|---|
| E1—Spontaneous posture | |
| Standing (all limbs supported) | 0 |
| Tired, but standing | 1 |
| Laying, but able to stand up | 2 |
| Laying, but has difficulty standing up | 3 |
| Unable to stand up | 4 |
| E2—Eye position | |
| Centralized | 0 |
| Rotated rostrally, but not covered by the Nictitating membrane | 1 |
| Rotated rostrally and covered by the Nictitating membrane | 2 |
| E3—Noise reaction (hand claps) | |
| Normal reaction (turns head toward the noise/moves away) | 0 |
| Reduced reaction (reduced turning of the head, reduced avoidant movement) | 1 |
| Minimal reaction | 2 |
| No reaction | 3 |
| E4—Attitude | |
| Excited | 0 |
| Alert/normal | 1 |
| Quiet | 2 |
| Stupor | 3 |
| B. Bortolami et al. (18) scale (adapted) | |
| E5—Resistance to catheter insertion | |
| Animal in sternal position, no reaction | 0 |
| Mild movement of the limb and muscular tension, with minimal restraint necessary | 1 |
| Limb pull away, attempt to get away, moderate restraint necessary | 2 |
| Attempts to escape, vocalization, aggressive behavior, significant restraint necessary, multiple placement attempts | 3 |
| C. Lerche et al. (19) scale (adapted) | |
| E7—Ease of orotracheal intubation after anesthetic induction | |
| Intubation successful in one attempt, without signs of laryngospasm or physical movement | 0 |
| Intubation successful in one attempt, with signs of physical movement, such as cough | 1 |
| Intubation successful in more than one attempt, with or without physical movement | 2 |
| Intubation unsuccessful due to excessive mandibular tone, laryngospasm, or physical movement | 3 |