American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Validation of the Withdrawal Assessment Tool-1 in Adult Intensive Care Patients.
The Withdrawal Assessment Tool-1 (WAT-1) has been validated for assessing iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome in critically ill children receiving mechanical ventilation, but little is known about this syndrome in critically ill adults. ⋯ Despite showing reliability, the WAT-1 is not a valid tool for assessing the presence of iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome in adults.