Table 2 Pain scores in NEC patients (N = 79).
From: Pain management for necrotizing enterocolitis: getting the balance right
Pain measurement instrument | |
|---|---|
COMFORTneo score | |
Median number of scores per patient (IQR) | 21 (4–41) |
Median number of scores ≥ 14 per patient (IQR) | 1 (0–4) |
Median of the median scores per patient (IQR) | 11 (10–11) |
Median of the highest scores per patient (IQR) | 15 (12–20) |
Number of patients with at least one score ≥ 14 (%) | 49 (62.0) |
Number of patients with at least one score ≤ 8 (%) | 50 (63.3) |
NRS pain score | |
Median number of scores per patient (IQR) | 17 (4–36) |
Median number of scores ≥ 4 per patient (IQR) | 0 (0–1) |
Median of the median scores per patient (IQR) | 0 (0–0) |
Median of the highest scores per patient (IQR) | 3 (0–5) |
Number of patients with at least one score ≥ 4 (%) | 35 (44.3) |
NRS distress score | |
Median number of scores per patient (IQR) | 17 (4–36) |
Median number of scores ≥ 4 per patient (IQR) | 0 (0–1) |
Median of the median scores per patient (IQR) | 0 (0–0) |
Median of the highest scores per patient (IQR) | 2 (1–4) |
Number of patients with at least one score ≥ 4 (%) | 29 (36.7) |
