A multidimensional approach to pain assessment in critically ill infants during a painful procedure.
A multidimensional approach to pain assessment in critically ill infants during a painful procedure.
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10.1097/ajp.0b013e31826dfb13
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2013-07
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du Plessis AJ
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Ranger M;Celeste Johnston C;Rennick JE;Limperopoulos C;Heldt T;du Plessis AJ
Inferring the pain level of a critically ill infant is complex. The ability to accurately extract the appropriate pain cues from observations is often jeopardized when heavy sedation and muscular blocking agents are administered. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive method that may provide the bridge between behavioral observational indicators and cortical pain processing. We aimed to describe regional cerebral and systemic hemodynamic changes, as well as behavioral reactions in critically ill infants with congenital heart defects (CHD) during chest drain removal following cardiac surgery. Our sample included 20 critically ill infants with CHD less than 12 months of age admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit following surgery. Cerebral deoxygenated hemoglobin concentrations significantly differed across the epochs (i.e. Baseline, Tactile stimulus, Noxious stimulus) (p = .01). Physiological systemic responses and FLACC pain scores differed significantly across the events (p < .01). The three outcome measures were not found to be associated with each other. Mean FLACC pain scores during the painful procedure was 7/10 despite administration of morphine. Midazolam administration accounted for 36% of the variance in pain scores. We demonstrated with a multidimensional pain assessment approach that significant cerebral, physiological and behavioral activity was present in response to a noxious procedure in critically ill infants despite the administration of analgesic treatment. Considering that the sedating agent significantly dampened pain behaviors, assessment of cerebral hemodynamic in the context of pain seems to be an important addition.