Manual operacional da escala de nível reativo (RLS 85)

Rossitti, Sandro; Starmark, Jan-Erik; Stalhammar, Daniel

doi:10.1590/S0004-282X1993000100016

Resumos

A Escala de Nível Reativo (RLS85) é uma escala de coma de oito graus («range scored») pana estimativa do nível de consciência de pacientes com acometimento agudo encefálico. Sua aplicabilidade clínica e em pesquisa foi avaliada em estudo multicêntrico e em estudos de comparação a outras escalas de uso corrente. No presente texto, o manual operacional da RLS85 é sumariado em português, sendo apresentada relação da bibliografia sobre essa escala.

cérebro; acometimento agudo; responsividade; coma; escala; Reaction Level Scale RLS85

The Reaction Level Scale (RLS85) is a range scored coma scale (8 levels) for the assessment of responsiveness in patients with acute brain disorders. Its feasibility in clinical pratice and for research studies has been verified in a multicentre study and by comparison with other current coma scales. Range scoring and abscence of pseudoscoring are its most significant advantages over the other current scales. An operative manual of the RLS85 in Portuguese is standardized in this text which also provides a selected bibliography on the subject.

brain; acute disorder; responsiveness; coma scale; Reaction Level Scale RLS85

Sandro Rossitti; Jan-Erik Starmark; Daniel Stalhammar

Departamento de Neurocirurgia. Universidade de Göteborg, Suécia

RESUMO

A Escala de Nível Reativo (RLS85) é uma escala de coma de oito graus («range scored») pana estimativa do nível de consciência de pacientes com acometimento agudo encefálico. Sua aplicabilidade clínica e em pesquisa foi avaliada em estudo multicêntrico e em estudos de comparação a outras escalas de uso corrente. No presente texto, o manual operacional da RLS85 é sumariado em português, sendo apresentada relação da bibliografia sobre essa escala.

Palavras-chave: cérebro, acometimento agudo, responsividade, coma, escala, Reaction Level Scale RLS85.

SUMMARY

The Reaction Level Scale (RLS85) is a range scored coma scale (8 levels) for the assessment of responsiveness in patients with acute brain disorders. Its feasibility in clinical pratice and for research studies has been verified in a multicentre study and by comparison with other current coma scales. Range scoring and abscence of pseudoscoring are its most significant advantages over the other current scales. An operative manual of the RLS85 in Portuguese is standardized in this text which also provides a selected bibliography on the subject.

Key words: brain, acute disorder, responsiveness, coma scale, Reaction Level Scale RLS85.

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Aceite: 12-agosto-1992.

Dr. Sandro Rossitti Neurokirurgiska kliniken Sahlgrenska sjukhuset S-413 45 Göteborg Sweden.

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