INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO ARTICOLO
Categoria dell'articolo: Review
Pubblicato online: 09 ott 2022
Pagine: 247 - 254
Ricevuto: 17 apr 2022
Accettato: 22 giu 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0030
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© 2022 Zi Zeng, published by Sciendo
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Summary of neonatal pain assessment scales_
Assessment tool | Physiological indications | Behavioral indications | Gestational age tested | Threshold value | Types of pain tested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIPP/PIPP-R Scale | HR and oxygen saturation | Brow bulge, eye squeeze, and nasolabial furrow | PIPP is suitable for 28–40 weeks of gestational age; |
Score: 0–18 (full-term); |
Procedural pain |
N-PASS Scale | HR, RR, BP, and SaO2 | Crying/irritability, behavior state, facial expression, and extremity tone | Preterm and term infants | Score: 0–10. |
Acute pain, prolonged pain, and sedation |
NFCS | None | Brow bulge, eye squeeze, nasolabial furrow, open lips, stretch mouth (vertical), stretch mouth (horizontal), lip purse, taut tongue, and chin quiver | Preterm and term infants | Score: 0–9 (full-term); |
Procedural pain |
EDIN Scale | None | Facial activity, body movements, quality of sleep, quality of contact with nurses, and consolability | Preterm infants of gestational age 25–36 weeks | Score: 0–15. |
Prolonged pain |
CRIES Scale | Increased Vital Signs (HR and BP), oxygen saturation | Crying, facial expression, sleeplessness | Term infants and preterm infants of gestational age ≥32 weeks | Score: 0–10. |
Postoperative pain |
COMFORT neo Scale | None | Alertness, calmness/agitation, respiratory response (in mechanically ventilated children), crying (in spontaneously breathing children), body movement, facial tension, and (body) muscle tone (observation only) | Preterm infants | Score: 6–30. |
Prolonged pain |
COVERS Scale | HR, BP, respiration, and oxygen requirement | Crying, expression, resting, and signaling distress | Preterm and term infants | Scale: 0–12. |
Procedural pain |
PAIN Scale | O2 required for Sat >95%, HR, and breathing pattern | Facial expression, cry, extremity movement, and state of arousal | Preterm and term infants (gestational age with 26–47 weeks) | Score: 0–10. |
Postoperative pain and procedural pain |
NIPS Scale | Breathing patterns | Facial expression, cry, arms, legs, and state of arousal | Preterm and term infants (gestational age with 26–47 weeks) | Score: 0–7. |
Procedural pain |