Table 3.
Paediatric Anesthesia Sudden Delirium (PAED) score
| Behaviour | Not at all | Just a little | Quite a bit | Very much | Extremely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makes eye contact | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Actions are purposeful | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aware of surroundings | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Restless | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Inconsolable | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
1, calm; 2, not calm but could be easily consoled; 3, moderately agitated or restless and not
easily calmed; 4, combative, excited, thrashing around