Table 2 Changes in pain and discomfort (PAD) evaluation and management and other parameters of NICU hospitalization, before (Control) and after (Intervention) inclusion of the PAD module
From: Implementation of a neonatal pain management module in the computerized physician order entry system
Control | Intervention | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 53 | n = 69 | p | |
Infants whose pain was assessed daily, n (%) | 34 (64) | 61 (88) | 0.002 |
Number of assessments prescribed daily | 1 (2) | 3 (2) | <0.01 |
Number of assessments performed daily | 1 (1) | 3 (1) | <0.01 |
COMFORT score | |||
-Number of scores | 813 | 1380 | |
-Mean value | 20 (3) | 19 (3) | 0.07 |
-Scores outside the target range, n (%) | 182 (22) | 310 (22) | 0.96 |
Absence of drug adaptation by the nurse | |||
-For scores outside the target range, n (%) | 119 (15) | 145 (10) | <0.01 |
-For scores >24, n (%) | 11 (2) | 6 (0.5) | 0.04 |
-For scores <18, n (%) | 108 (13) | 139 (9.5) | 0.03 |
Nosocomial infection, n (%) | 13 (25) | 20 (29) | 0.61 |
Length of invasive ventilation, days | 7 (9) | 8 (11) | 0.59 |
Length of stay in the NICU, days | 23 (17) | 20 (20) | 0.38 |