Clinical Interpretation of Self-Reported Pain Scores in Children with Acute Pain

To identify self-reported pain scores that best represent categories of no pain, mild, moderate, and severe pain in children, and a pain score that accurately represents a child ’s perceived need for medication (PNM), i.e. a minimum pain score at which a child would want an analgesic.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - August 31, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Daniel S. Tsze, Gerrit Hirschfeld, Peter S. Dayan Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research