Table 2.

The description of Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale (PAED)

1. The child makes eye contact with the caregiver.

2. The child's actions are purposeful.

3. The child is aware of his/her surroundings.

4. The child is restless.

5. The child is inconsolable.

Items 1, 2, and 3 are reversed scored as follows: 4 = not at all, 3 = just a little, 2 = quite a bit, 1 = very much, 0 = extremely. Items 4 and 5 are scored as follows: 0 = not at all, 1 = just a little, 2 = quite a bit, 3 = very much, 4 = extremely. The scores of each item were summed to obtain a total Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale score. The degree pf emergence delirium increased directly with the total score.

Notes: Reproduced with permission from Sikich N, Lerman J, Development and psychometric evaluation of thepediatric anesthesia emergence delirium scale, Anesthesiology, 2004;100(5):1138–1145. Available from: http://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?articleid=1942731.11