Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Nov 2003
Pilot study of a pain assessment tool in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
To develop and validate a pain assessment tool to assess procedural pain experienced by mechanically ventilated neonates. ⋯ The NNICUPAT does show validity in the assessment of procedural pain in the ventilated neonate. Further evaluation of both inter- and intra-rater reliability will be necessary to establish the ongoing validity of the NNICUPAT.