Aldrete Scoring System for Conscious Sedation
Activity
- Voluntary movement of all limbs to command -2 points
- Voluntary movement of two extremities to command- 1 point
- Unable to move- 0 points
Respiration
- Breathe deeply and cough- 2 points
- Dyspnea, hypoventilation- 1 point
- Apneic- 0 points
Circulation
- BP +/- 20 mm Hg of pre-anesthesia level- 2 points
- BP > 20-50 mm Hg of preanesthesia level- 1 point
- BP > 50 mm Hg of preanesthesia level- 0 points
Consciousness
- Fully awake- 2 points
- Arousable- 1 point
- Unresponsive- 0 points
Color
- Pink- 2 points
- Pale, blotch- 1 point
- Cyanotic- 0 points
Total score must be > 8 at conclusion of monitoring.