The efficacy of the COMFORT score and pain management protocol in ventilated pediatric patients following cardiac surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

An optimal scoring system for pain assessment in pediatric intensive care is necessary to determine the efficacy of analgesics. We assess the COMFORT scale in postoperative ventilated children and study the effect of pain and sedation protocols on their outcomes.

Patients and methods

We included postoperative ventilated patients. The unit-based pain management protocol was used. The assessment of the COMFORT and FLACC scales was performed by 2-nurses at 2-h intervals on the day of surgery and at 4-h intervals during the first 2-postoperative days or until the patient was ex-tubated. The patients' outcomes were compared with age-matched and RACHS score matched patients prior to the application of the pain protocol.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Abou Elella R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738520 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature