Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: RDOS assesses dyspnea in patients unable to self-report symptoms. Validated in palliative and ICU populations, cutoffs of ≥3–4 identify moderate to severe dyspnea. ICU adaptations (intensive care-RDOS, mechanical ventilation-RDOS) correlate with self-reported dyspnea and inspiratory electromyography (EMG) activity, showing promise for the application of RDOS to non-communicative patients. No studies thus far have determined RDOS cutoffs for intervenable outcomes like hypoxemia. As such, RDOS may guide symptom management but has not been shown to necessarily improve physiological or patient-centered endpoints.
DOI: 10.65357/001c.162491
Author: Jaskaran Bains
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7166725187
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