objective pain

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objective pain

Pain induced by some external or internal irritant, by inflammation, or by injury to nerves, organs, or other tissues that interferes with the function, nutrition, or circulation of the affected part. It is usually traceable to a definite pathologic process.

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Hannallah's Objective Pain Score Observation Criteria Points [+ or -] 10% preoperative 0 Blood Pressure > 20% preoperative 1 > 30% preoperative 2 Not Crying 0 Crying Crying, but responds to 1 Tender Loving Care (TLC) Crying and does not respond to TLC 2 None 0 Movement Restless 1 Thrashing 2 Patient asleep or calm 0 Agitation Mild 1 Hysterical 2 No special posture 0 Posture Flexing legs and thighs 1 Holding scrotum/groin or operated site 2 Complaint of Asleep or states no pain 0 pain (> 5 years) Cannot localise 1 Can localise 2

Caudal analgesia in paediatrics: comparison between bupivacaine alone and in Combination with ketamine for postoperative analgesia in GVMC, Vellore

The consistent reference to challenging pain assessment in pediatric patients with TBI may indicate a need for more standardized and objective pain assessments through improvement of assessment tools.

Nurse perceptions of pain in pediatric traumatic brain injury: a pilot study

Pain score was assessed by Objective pain scale score (OPS) using; Blood pressure, Crying, Movements, Agitation, and Verbalization of pain (Table 1).

Efficacy of clonidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for caudal block in children undergoing infra-umbilical surgery

Postoperative analgesia, sedation and motor block were evaluated with modified objective pain scale, three-point scale and modified Bromage scale respectively.

Caudal ropivacaine and bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in infants undergoing lower abdominal surgery