Validation of the Withdrawal Assessment Tool-1 in Adult Intensive Care Patients

Anissa Capilnean¹, Amanda Martone¹, Vlad A Rosu¹+10

• ¹Anissa Capilnean, Vlad A. Rosu, and Paul Murgoi are clinical pharmacists, Pharmacy Department, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada. Amanda Martone is a clinical pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, Lakeshore Hospital, Montreal, Canada. Patricia R. Sandu is a clinical pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada. Anne Julie Frenette is a clinical pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, Canada, and an associate clinical professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada. David Williamson is a clinical pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, and a clinical professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal. Annie Lecavalier is a resident physician, Critical Care Department, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Center, and an adjunct professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Dev Jayaraman is an attending physician, Critical Care Department, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Center, and an associate professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University. Philippe Rico is a clinical adjunct professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, and an intensivist, Critical Care Department, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. Patrick Bellemare is an associate clinical professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, and an intensivist, Critical Care Department, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. Céline Gélinas is an associate professor, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, and a senior researcher, Center for Nursing Research and Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital. Marc M. Perreault is a clinical pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, McGill University Health Center, and a clinical professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal.+1