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CHAPTER 12 Pain and Pain Relief
Agitation
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Calming occurs
Agitation continues
Provide sedation
FIGURE 12.4 Decision tree for assessing and managing pain and/or agitation. (From Gordin P. Assessing and managing agitation in the
critically ill infant. Matern Child Nurs. 1990;15:26.)
Rule out respiratory
cause, increase support
Agitation continues
Assess environment,
reduce stimulation
behavioral symptom of many problems, includ­ing environmental overstimulation, respiratory insufficiency, neurologic irritability, and pain. Factors influencing chronic irritability and agi­tation in neonates in the NICU are shown in
Fig. 12.5. Causes of agitation other than pain
should be eliminated before pain management and/or sedation is initiated. Assessment of envi-
ronmental stimuli should be a routine part of the neonate’s care. The neonate may associate certain stimuli with unpleasant events over time, and repeated exposure (e.g., ventilator alarms, place­ment of heel warmer, the odor of an alcohol wipe) may trigger agitation. Although these stimuli are inevitable, identifying, avoiding, or limiting them will help prevent anticipatory decompensation in these fragile infants.
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Strategies to prevent and intervene with irri-
table or agitated infants include the following:
• Minimize caregivers, and provide consistency in care by staff and family.
• Determine whether there is a “locus of pain” (e.g., pain-related irritability).
• Determine whether physiologic instability (e.g., needs suction/position change; hypoxemia) is the cause or the result of irritable behaviors.
• Use developmental care (see Chapter 13).
• Use sedatives judiciously.
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Agitation continues
Look for pain source,
provide analgesia
Calming occurs
Calming occurs
• Use individualized, developmental care to sig­nificantly reduce the need for sedatives in VLBW
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infants.
Pain-related irritability must be treated by
alleviating pain with the use of opioids and comfort measures. Use of sedatives alone for pain-related irritability suppresses behavioral expression of pain, has no analgesic effects, and may increase pain. Sedatives should be used only when pain has been ruled out as the source of the irritability or agitation. Although no research
documents the safety or efficacy of combining sed­atives and analgesics for the treatment of neonatal pain, sedatives are used with opioids to wean infants who have developed tolerance from prolonged opi­oid therapy.
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Assessment Tools
To quantify and objectify a neonate’s pain expe-
rience and to facilitate health care professionals’ recognition of the presence and severity of pain in neonates, research has resulted in the development of over 40 infant pain assessment tools.98 Both the AAP13 and the International Evidence-Based Group for Neonatal Pain strongly recommend use of neonatal pain assessment tools.
Commission requires the selection and use of
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Dr Dr Lines Immobility/confinement/
Nasal prongs or cannula Repeated minor painful
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Lighting/windows Noise Temperature changes Sleep disruption Inconsistent, unpredictable routine Lack of diurnal rhythmicity Inappropriate stimulation Unpredictable/chaotic Unit layout
Ventilator/oscillators Monitors/alarms Radiology Ventilation/air systems Paging systems, beepers, phones ECMO/nitric oxide
ies
Technology
Postconceptual/postnatal age History/diagnosis/surgeries Regulation/consolability (internal and external) Drug exposure Severity of illness Temperament Thresholds, sensitivities, capabilities Length of stay Chronic condition
Pain, sedation, and/or agitation scoring systems for identification/planning Pagers, phones, overhead paging, or intercoms Adequate documentation/ communications process Care plans/access and accountability Administrative support
Systems, Process, and Communication
FIGURE 12.5 Fishbone diagram of factors influencing irritability. ECMO, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; RNs, registered nurses;
RT, respiratory therapist. (From Walden M, Carrier C. Sleeping beauties: the impact of sedation on neonatal development, J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2003;32:393.)
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a valid, reliable pain assessment tool; however, there is no “gold standard” neonatal pain assess­ment tool.
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Of the myriad neonatal pain assessment tools, the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP); and Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (N-PASS), Neonatal Facial Coding System, the Behavioral Infant Pain Profile, and the Echelle Douleur Inconfort Nouveau-Ne (EDIN) scale have been extensively tested and their validity and reliability established.
The PIPP (Table 12.3) is a multidimensional (physiologic and behavioral) assessment tool intended for use within clinical practice.
PIPP is a seven-item, four-point scale; its maximum score depends on the infant’s GA and behavioral state of the premature infant at baseline. The PIPP has been validated with both full-term and preterm neonates and can distinguish between procedural
and postoperative pain and nonpain (e.g., noxious) events. The revised PIPP (PIPP-R) has recently been validated in full-term neonates and preterm infants greater than 26 weeks’ GA, it is easy to use, and higher pain scores require effective interven-
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tions. that pain intervention strategy is efficacious. PIPP has not been validated for assessment of the efficacy of analgesia nor for its usefulness in the
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assessment of continuous pain.
Lower pain scores in the PIPP-R indicate
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The N-PASS (Table 12.4) is an easily used clin-
The
ical scale to assess, document, and manage pain
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The
and sedation.
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mechanically ventilated or in the immediate postop­erative period were assessed with the N-PASS before and after pharmacologic intervention. N-PASS
measures acute, prolonged, and chronic pain, as well as the level of sedation.
NICU infants being
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The
N-PASS is a reliable and valid assessment tool for
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12.3
Infant Study Number: ______________________________ Date/Time: ______________________________________ Event: __________________________________________
PROCESS INDICATOR 0 1 2 3 SCORE
Chart
Observe infant 15 seconds
Observe baseline heart rate oxygen saturation
Observe infant 30 seconds
PREMATURE INFANT PAIN PROFILE (PIPP)
Gestational age
Behavioral state Active/awake;
Heart rate (max) 0–4 beats/min
Oxygen saturation (min)
Brow bulge None
Eye squeeze None
Nasolabial None
36 wk and more 32–35 wk,
eyes open; facial movements
increase 0%–2.4%
decrease
0%–9% of time
0%–9% of time
0%–9% of time
6 days Quiet/awake;
eyes closed; no facial movement
5–14 beats/ min increase
2.5%–4.9% decrease
Minimum 10%–39% of time
Minimum 10%–39% of time
Minimum 10%–39% of time
28–31 wk, 6 days
Active/asleep; eyes closed; facial movement
5–24 beats/ min increase
5.0%–7.4% decrease
Moderate 40%–69% of time
Moderate 40%–69% of time
Moderate 40%–69% of time
Less than 28 wk
Quiet/asleep; eyes closed; no facial movements
25 beats/min or more increase
7.5% or more decrease
Maximum 70% of time or more
Maximum 70% of time or more
Maximum 70% of time or more
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Scoring method for the PIPP:
1 Familiarize yourself with each indicator and how it is to be scored by looking at the measure. 2 Score gestational age (from the chart) before you begin. 3 Score behavioral state by observing the infant for 15 seconds immediately before the event. 4 Record baseline heart rate and oxygen saturation. 5 Observe the infant for 30 seconds immediately after the event. You will have to look back and forth from the monitor to the infant’s face. Score physiologic and
facial action changes seen during that time, and record immediately after the observation period.
6 Calculate the final score.
min, Minimum; max, maximum; wk, weeks. From Stevens B, Johnston C, Petroshen P, et al. Premature Infant Pain Profile: development and initial validation. Clin J Pain. 1996;12:13.
pain/agitation and sedation in postoperative and/or ventilated neonates (0 to 100 days of age) at 23 or more weeks of gestation.
The Neonatal Facial Coding System (Table
12.5) is an assessment tool based on nine facial
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expressions of term newborns in four sleep­wake states while experiencing the discomfort of heel rub and the pain of heel lance. Quiet,
awake neonates demonstrate the most facial activ­ity, whereas those in quiet sleep demonstrate the
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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Crying Irritability No cry with
Behavior state No arousal to
Facial expression Mouth is lax
Extremities Tone
Vital signs: HR, RR, BP, Sao
ASSESSMENT OF SEDATION ASSESSMENT OF PAIN/AGITATION
• Sedation is scored in addition to pain for each behavioral and physiologic
• Sedation does not need to be assessed/scored with every pain
• Sedation is scored 0 → –2 for each behavioral and physiologic criterion,
• A score of 0 is given if the infant has no signs of sedation, does not
• Desired levels of sedation vary according to the situation:
• “Deep sedation” → goal score of –10 to –5
• “Light sedation” → goal score of –5 to –2
• Deep sedation is not recommended unless an infant is receiving
• A negative score without the administration of opioids/sedatives may
• The premature infant’s response to prolonged or persistent pain/stress
• Neurologic depression, sepsis, or other pathology
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criterion to assess the infant’s response to stimuli.
assessment/score.
then summed and noted as a negative score (0 → –10).
underreact.
ventilatory support, related to the high potential for hypoventilation and apnea.
indicate the following:
–2 –1 0/0 +1 +2
painful stimuli
any stimuli No spontaneous movement
No expression No grasp reflex
Flaccid tone
No variability with stimuli Hypoventilation or apnea
SEDATION SEDATION/PAIN PAIN/AGITATION
Moans or cries minimally with painful stimuli
Arouses minimally to stimuli Little spontaneous movement
Minimal expression with stimuli
Weak grasp reflex ↓ muscle tone
<10% variability from baseline with stimuli
No sedation/No pain signs
No sedation/No pain signs
No sedation/No pain signs
No sedation/No pain signs
No sedation/No pain signs
• Pain assessment is the fifth vital sign. Assessment for pain should be included in every vital sign assessment.
• Pain is scored from 0 → +2 for each behavioral and physiologic criterion and then summed:
• Points are added to the premature infant’s pain score based on his
or her gestational age to compensate for his or her limited ability to behaviorally communicate pain.
• Total pain score is documented as a positive number (0 → +11).
• Treatment/interventions are indicated for scores >3.
• Interventions for known pain/painful stimuli are indicated before the
score reaches 3.
• The goal of pain treatment/intervention is a score ≤3.
• More frequent pain assessment indications:
• Indwelling tubes or lines that may cause pain, especially with move-
ment (e.g., chest tubes) → at least every 2–4 hours
• Receiving analgesics and/or sedatives → at least every 2–4 hours
• 30–60 minutes after an analgesic is given for pain behaviors to
assess response to medication
• Postoperative → at least every 2 hours for 24–48 hours and then
every 4 hours until off medications
Irritable or crying at intervals Consolable
Restless, squirming Awakens frequently
Any pain expression intermittent
Intermittent clenching toes, fists, or finger splay Body is not tense
↑↓ 10%–20% from baseline Sao 76%–85% with stimulation, quick recovery
High-pitched or silent, continuous cry Inconsolable
Arching, kicking Constantly awake or Arouses minimally/ no movement (not sedated)
Any pain expression continual
Continual clenched toes, fists, or finger splay Body is tense
↑↓ >20% from baseline
2
Sao2 ≤75% with stimu­lation, slow recovery Out of sync with vent
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PARALYSIS/NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE
• It is impossible to behaviorally evaluate a paralyzed infant for pain.
• Increases in heart rate and blood pressure at rest or with stimulation may be the only indicator of a need for more analgesia.
• Analgesics should be administered continuously by drip or around-the-clock dosing.
• Higher, more frequent doses may be required if the infant is postoperative, has a chest tube, or has other pathology (e.g., NEC) that would normally
SCORING CRITERIA
CRYING/IRRITABILITY
–2 → No response to painful stimuli:
• No cry with needle sticks
• No reaction to ETT or nares suctioning
• No response to caregiving –1 → Moans, sighs, or cries (audible or silent) minimally to painful stimuli (e.g., needle sticks, ETT, or nares suctioning, caregiving) 0 → No sedation signs or No pain/agitation signs +1 → Infant is irritable/crying at intervals but can be consoled
• If intubated, intermittent silent cry +2 → Any of the following:
• Cry is high pitched
• Infant cries inconsolably
• If intubated, silent continuous cry
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BEHAVIOR/STATE
–2 → Does not arouse or react to any stimuli:
• Eyes continually shut or open
• No spontaneous movement –1 → Little spontaneous movement; arouses briefly and/or minimally to any stimuli:
• Opens eyes briefly
• Reacts to suctioning
• Withdraws to pain 0 → No sedation signs or No pain/agitation signs +1 → Any of the following:
• Restless, squirming
• Awakens frequently/easily with minimal or no stimuli +2 → Any of the following:
• Kicking
• Arching
• Constantly awake
• No movement or minimal arousal with stimulation (not sedated, inappropriate for gestational age or clinical situation)
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NEONATAL PAIN, AGITATION, AND SEDATION SCALE (N-PASS)—CONT’D
FACIAL EXPRESSION
acial expression of physical distress and
–2 → Any of the following:
• Mouth is lax
• Drooling
• No facial expression at rest or with stimuli –1 → Minimal facial expression with stimuli 0 → No sedation signs or No pain/agitation signs +1 → Any pain face expression observed intermittently +2 → Any pain face expression is continual
Lowered, drawn together
Forehead:
Bulge between brows vertical furrows
Eyes:
Tightly closed
Cheeks:
Raised
Nose:
Broadened, bulging
Nasolabial fold:
Mouth:
Open, squarish
Deepened
EXTREMITIES/TONE
–2 → Any of the following:
• No palmar or plantar grasp can be elicited
• Flaccid tone –1 → Any of the following:
• Weak palmar or planter grasp can be elicited
• Decreased tone 0 → No sedation signs or No pain/agitation signs +1 → Intermittent (<30 seconds’ duration) observation of toes and/or hands as clenched or fingers splayed
• Body is not tense +2 → Any of the following:
• Frequent (≥30 seconds’ duration) observation of toes and/or hands as clenched or fingers splayed
• Body is tense and stiff
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VITAL SIGNS: HR, BP, RR, AND O2 SATURATIONS
–2 → Any of the following:
• No variability in vital signs with stimuli
• Hypoventilation
• Apnea
• Ventilated infant—no spontaneous respiratory effort –1 → Vital signs show little variability with stimuli—less than 10% from baseline 0 → No sedation signs or No pain/agitation signs +1 → Any of the following:
• HR, RR, and/or BP are 10%–20% above baseline
• With care/stimuli, infant desaturates minimally to moderately (Sao2 76%–85%) and recovers quickly (within 2 minutes) +2 → Any of the following:
• HR, RR, and/or BP are >20% above baseline
• With care/stimuli, infant desaturates severely (Sao2 <75%) and recovers slowly (>2 minutes)
• Out of sync/fighting ventilator
© Pat Hummel, MA, APN, NNP, PNP. Loyola University Health System, Loyola University Chicago, 2009 (rev. 2/10/09). All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical without written permission of the author. This tool is currently undergoing testing for validity and reliability and the author cannot accept responsibility for errors or omission or for any consequences resulting from the application or interpretation of this material. BP, Blood pressure, ETT, endotracheal tube; HR, heart rate; NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis; RR, respiratory rate; Sao2, oxygen saturation.
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TABLE
12.5
ACTION DESCRIPTION
Brow bulge Bulging, creasing, and vertical furrows above and between brows occurring as a result of the lowering and drawing
Eye squeeze Identified by the squeezing or bulging of the eyelids; bulging of the fatty pads about the infant’s eyes is pronounced Nasolabial furrow Primarily manifested by the pulling upward and deepening of the nasolabial furrow (a line or wrinkle that begins adjacent
Open lips Any separation of the lips Stretch mouth (vertical) Characterized by a tautness of the lip corners coupled with a pronounced downward pull on the jaw; seen when an
Stretch mouth (horizontal) Appears as a distinct horizontal pull at the corners of the mouth Lip purse Lips appear as if an “oo” sound is being pronounced Taut tongue Characterized by a raised, cupped tongue with sharp tense edges; the first occurrence of taut tongue usually is easy to
Chin quiver An obvious high-frequency up-down motion of the lower jaw
Data from Grunau RVE, Craig KD. Pain expression in neonates: facial action and cry. Pain. 1987;28:399; Grunau R, Craig K. Facial activity as a measure of neonatal pain expression. In Tyler DC, Krane EJ, eds. Advances in Pain, Research and Therapy. Vol 15. New York, NY: Raven; 1990.
NEONATAL FACIAL CODING SYSTEM
together of the eyebrows
to the nostril wings and runs downward and outward beyond the lip corners)
already wide-open mouth is opened a fraction further by an extra pull at the jaw
see, often occurring with a wide-open mouth; after this first occurrence, the mouth may close slightly; taut tongue is still scorable on the basis of the still visible tongue edges
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least.
Facial activity also increases with GA,
so both infant state and GA must be considered when using this scale. Despite the fact that the
Behavioral Infant Pain Profile (discussed next) is a one-dimensional pain assessment tool, both tools have been found to be more sensitive in detecting behavioral pain cues in term newborns than the PIPP tool.37 This tool is sensitive to changes in pain intensity and useful for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. There is evidence of reliable clini­cal use of this tool in term and preterm infants for acute and prolonged pain as well as postoperative
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pain.
The Behavioral Infant Pain Profile (BIIP)
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(Table 12.6) is a behavioral assessment tool that combines sleep/wake states, facial responses, and two-hand movements by term and preterm infants responding to procedural (any skin-break­ing procedure) pain. Through psychometric test-
ing, the BIIP is a valid and reliable tool with high internal consistency for assessing acute procedural pain in preterm infants. Additionally, the BIIP is a practical clinical tool because it is easily scored by both experienced and inexperienced observers with very high inter-rater reliability.
The Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) (Table
12.7) is a behavioral assessment tool for preterm
and term neonates responding to a needle puncture. The NIPS provides a measurement of intensity of infant responses to a painful proce­dure during and after the event (Fig. 12.6).
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NIPS scores have been correlated with GA and Apgar scores. The NIPS provides an objective measure of pain-relieving interventions and their effectiveness.
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The NIPS is objective and nonin­trusive and assesses only behavioral response to pain; compared with other pain scales, it has been found to be easy and quick to use.
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Flow sheets have also been designed to facilitate the documentation of pain scores and behaviors.
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The EDIN scale consists of five items (facial activity, body movements, quality of sleep, quality of contact with nurses, and con­solability) and is meant to assess prolonged, chronic pain. However, because there is no
accounting for the developmental immaturity of preterm infants, a modified EDIN score (adding a sixth item, postmenstrual age) has been cre­ated and tested. The EDIN6 scale (Table 12.8)
was tested against the EDIN scale and found to be more sensitive in assessing (and thus
TABLE
12.6
BEHAVIORAL INDICATORS OF INFANT PAIN (BIPP) SCORING SHEET: PRETERM AND FULL TERM
TIME
SITUATION (E.G., POST-OP; PROCEDURE (E.G., SUCTION, BLOOD WORK, IV START)
SCORE 0 0 0 1 2
1 1 1 1 1
1 1
NOTES
Hear rate (no change; increase; decrease)
Oxygen saturation (no change; increase; decrease)
Environmental Support
Analgesia Sedation Given
From Holsti L, Grunau RE. Initial validation of the Behavioral Indicators of Infant Pain (BIIP). Pain 2007;132:264. Used with permission.
intervening in) prolonged pain in preterm infants of various gestational ages in one NICU.
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Cumulative scores on the EDIN6
of greater than 6 are considered pain expres­sions that require intervention. This study also
STATE Deep Sleep Active Sleep Quiet Awake Active Awake Agitated/Crying
FACE
Brow bulge Eye squeeze Naso-labial furrow Horizontal mouth stretch Taut tongue
HAND
Finger splay Fisting
TOTAL SCORE
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0—Relaxed muscles Restful face, neutral expression 1—Grimace Tight facial muscles; furrowed brow, chin, jaw (negative facial expression—nose, mouth, and brow)
CRY
0—No cry Quiet, not crying 1—Whimper Mild moaning, intermittent 2—Vigorous cry Loud scream; rising, shrill, continuous (Note: Silent cry may be scored if baby is intubated as evidenced by obvious
0—Relaxed Usual pattern for this infant 1—Change in breathing Indrawing, irregular, faster than usual; gagging; breath holding
0—Relaxed/restrained No muscular rigidity; occasional random movements of arms 1—Flexed/extended Tense, straight arms; rigid and/or rapid extension, flexion
NEONATAL INFANT PAIN SCALE (NIPS) OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
FACIAL EXPRESSION
mouth and facial movement)
BREATHING PATTERNS
ARMS
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LEGS
0—Relaxed/restrained No muscular rigidity; occasional random leg movement 1—Flexed/extended Tense, straight legs; rigid and/or rapid extension, flexion
STATE OF AROUSAL
0—Sleeping/awake Quiet, peaceful sleeping or alert and settled 1—Fussy Alert, restless, and thrashing
From Lawrence J, Alcock D, McGrath P, et al. Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario; 1993.
surveyed 70 NICU nurses who were educated about neonatal pain, but of varying clinical expe­rience, about their evaluation of the EDIN6 tool. In addition to the objective evaluation, the NICU nursing staff also perceived the EDIN6 to be better suited for the assessment of pain in more immature preterm infants.
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The National Practice Guidelines provide a
list of assessment questions to ask when assess­ing pain management in the neonate (Box 12.5). Lack of validated assessment tools may leave
health care providers wondering if behaviors are indicators or responses to pain. The Acute Pain Management Guideline suggests that “if care providers are unsure whether a behavior indicates pain, and if there is reason to suspect pain, an analgesic trial can be diagnostic, as well as therapeutic.”
Assessment of pain and delivery of effective
pain-relieving interventions in daily clinical practice must not be delayed while adequate, objective assessment tools are developed.
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Time relative to needle puncture
Mean NIPS score
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FIGURE 12.6 Mean Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) scores over time in
22 infants. (From Lawrence J, Alcock D, McGrath P, et al. The development of a tool to assess neonatal pain. Neonat Netw. 1993;12:62.)
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The usefulness of pain scores was recently assessed in 196 ventilated premature infant patient-days.
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Although only 2% of pain scores suggested the presence of pain and only 0.1% of the pain scores
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resulted in analgesic use, these ventilated infants were obviously exposed to multiple pain-related
3
2
1
0
Before
During
After
procedures. In this study, regular reassessment and assignment of a pain score was poorly correlated with exposure to painful procedures.
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All health care providers must use their highly developed assessment skills, along with input from the parents, to gather information about infant behavioral, phys­iologic, and hormonal or catabolic stress responses before, during, and after painful stimuli.98 These same assessment skills enable care providers and par­ents to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacologic and comfort interventions and institute more and/ or different interventions as necessary to relieve pain and suffering.
12.8
ITEM DESCRIPTION SCORE
Facial activity Relaxed facial activity
Body movements Relaxed body movements
Quality of sleep Falls asleep easily
Quality of contact with nurses
Consolability Quiet, total relaxation
Postmenstrual age Gestational age >37 weeks
EDIN6 SCALE* INTEGRATED BY GESTATIONAL AGE AS A SIXTH ITEM
Transient grimaces with frowning, lip purse, and chin quiver Frequent grimaces, lasting grimaces Permanent grimaces resembling crying or blank face
Transient agitation, often quiet Frequent agitation but can be calmed down Permanent agitation with contraction of fingers and toes and hypertonia of limbs or infrequent, slow movements and prostration
Falls asleep with difficulty Frequent spontaneous arousals, independent of nursing, restless sleep Sleepless
Smiles, attentive to voice Transient apprehension during interactions with nurses Difficulty communicating with nurses. Cries in response to minor stimulation Refuses to communicate with nurses. No interpersonal rapport. Moans without stimulation
Calms down quickly in response to stroking or voice or with sucking Calms down with difficulty Disconsolate. Sucks desperately
Gestational age 33–37 weeks Gestational age <33 weeks
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3
0 1 2
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*Modified by Debillion 2001: Echelle Douler Inconfort Nouveau-Ne. From: Raffaeli G, Cristofori G, Befani B, et al. EDN scale implemented by gestational age for pain assessment in preterms: a prospective study. BioMed Res Int. 2017;2017:9253710.