CRIES neonatal postoperative pain scale
CRIES neonatal postoperative pain scale (Krechel 1995): crying, requires oxygen, increased vital signs, expression, and sleeplessness each 0-2; sum 0-10 (>= 4 indicates analgesia, >= 7 severe pain).
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Example
- Crying
- 1
- Requires O2 for SaO2 < 95%
- 1
- Increased vital signs
- 1
- Expression
- 1
- Sleeplessness
- 1
Result: CRIES 5 of 10: moderate pain - analgesia indicated per Krechel 1995 (>=4 indicates need for analgesia; >=7 severe).
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What the result means
- 0-3
- No significant pain.
- 4-6
- Moderate pain - analgesia indicated.
- 7-10
- Severe pain.
What you enter
- Crying (0-2)
- Requires O2 for SaO2 < 95% (0-2)
- Increased vital signs (0-2)
- Expression (0-2)
- Sleeplessness (0-2)
How this is calculated
Krechel SW, Bildner J. CRIES: a new neonatal postoperative pain measurement score. Initial testing of validity and reliability. Paediatr Anaesth. 1995;5(1):53-61. Read the source ↗
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