Evaluation of pain in the paediatric patient admitted to sub-intensive care: a scoping review protocol

Carlotta Granata; Massimo Guasconi; Federica  Ambrosi; Lucrezia  Anderle; Beatrice  Marone; Doriana  Dimonte; Federica  Tumbiolo; Maria Chiara  Bassi; Gloria  Anderson; Leopoldo  Sarli; Giovanna  Artioli; Antonio   Bonacaro

doi:10.23750/abm.v94i1.14159

Evaluation of pain in the paediatric patient admitted to sub-intensive care: a scoping review protocol

Authors

Carlotta Granata “Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale” (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0641-1276
Massimo Guasconi University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; “Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale” (Local Health Service) di Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8855-8919
Federica Ambrosi “Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari” (Local Health Service) di Trento, Trento, Italy;
Lucrezia Anderle “Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari” (Local Health Service) di Trento, Trento, Italy;
Beatrice Marone “Nuovo S. Orsola” Private Clinic, Parma, Italy;
Doriana Dimonte “Azienda Ospadaliero – Universitaria” (Local Health Service) di Modena, Modena, Italy;
Federica Tumbiolo “Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale” (Local Health Service) di Cremona, Cremona, Italy;
Maria Chiara Bassi “Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale – IRCCS” (Local Health Service) of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5418-2837
Gloria Anderson “Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli – IRCCS”, Roma, Italy; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2929-9328
Leopoldo Sarli University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-1388
Giovanna Artioli University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma, Italy; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1810-0857
Antonio Bonacaro University of Suffolk, School of Health and Sports Sciences, Ipswich, UK; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4475-5280

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94i1.14159

Keywords:

Pain assessment, Paediatric, Sub–intensive care unit, Literature review protocol, Scoping review

Abstract

Background and aim: pain is considered as the 5^th vital sign thus it's paramount that healthcare professionals are equipped with validated tools for his correct assessment. There are different paediatric pain assessment scales that take into account patients’ age. Actually, the “Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability” (FLACC), Wong-Baker and NRS scales are regarded as the gold standard in low intensity clinical areas, while the COMFORT-Behavior (COMFORT-B) and Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) ones are used for high intensity clinical areas where paediatric patients are sedated/intubated. It’s unclear which pain assessment scale should be used in sub-intensive areas such as Sub-Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (Sub-PICU) e Sub-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Sub-NICU).

The aim of this protocol is to map the literature in order to identify what evidences are available regarding the assessment of pain in the paediatric sub-intensive clinical areas.

Research question: “What is the literature available on pain assessment in paediatric patients in sub-intensive clinical areas such as Sub-PICU and sub-NICU?”.

Source of evidence: literature search will be performed through the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Open Dissertations (EBSCO) and DOAJ. Furthermore, Cochrane CENTRAL and ClinicalTrials.gov will also be included.

Methods: this scoping review will be conducted in accordance to the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines and the results presented through a PRISMA flowchart.

Review registration: Open Science Framework https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/8KBRQ

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