LOINC long common name : Neonatal pain, agitation, and sedation scale panel NPASS;
LOINC short name : NPASS pnl;
LOINC description : The Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (N-PASS) is used to measure behaviors
and physiologic signs that indicate pain and/or agitation, and sedation in newborns.
The N-PASS is comprised of two separate scales: Pain and/or Agitation, and Sedation.
Pain and agitation are difficult to differentiate in the neonate as the behaviors
and physiologic signs are similar. Pain should be assessed regularly, appropriate
to the situation. The Sedation Scale may not be required with every Pain/Agitation
assessment; regular sedation assessment is indicated with the administration of potentially
sedating medications. The assessment scores are used together to inform pain and sedation
management therapy.;
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