The reliability and validity of the COMFORT scale as a postoperative pain instrument in 0 to 3-year-old infants
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- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in PAIN®
- Vol. 84 (2) , 367-377
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(99)00239-0
Abstract
The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the COMFORT scale as a postoperative pain instrument for children aged 0–3 years. Subjects were 158 neonates and toddlers after major abdominal or thoracic surgery. Trained nurses rated the children's pain at 3, 6 and 9 h postKeywords
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