Validation of an Observational Scale of Dyspnea in Non-communicating Patients in the ICU

If the physician in charge of the patients judges it necessary, after the optimization of the ventilators settings, if the patient remains uncomfortable, a second therapeutic intervention using a maximum of 10mg morphine titration may be performed. After this second therapeutic intervention, a third non-verbal measure of respiratory discomfort will be performed with the IC-RDOS. Concomitantly, EEG and EMG will be again recorded over a of 15-minutes period.