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Table 2 Modified Taussig score

From: Effectiveness of steroids versus placebo in preventing upper airway obstruction after extubation in critically ill children: rationale and design of a multicentric, double-blind, randomized study

 

Score

0

1

2

3

Clinical parameters

 Color

Normal

Normal

Normal

Cyanotic

 Air entry

Normal

Mildly diminished

Moderately diminished

Substantially diminished

 Retractions

None

Mild

Moderate

Severe

 Level of consciousness

Normal

Restlessness if disturbed

Restlessness at rest

Lethargy

 Stridor

None

Mild

Moderate

Severe (or no stridor if severe obstruction)

  1. Upper airway obstruction is considered mild if score is less than 5 points, moderate-severe with at least 5 points. Modified Taussig score [13]