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Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) for Pain Assessment in Intubated Patients calculator

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Clinical inputs

Facial expression
Upper limb movements
Compliance with ventilation

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Clinical inputs

  • Facial expression
  • Upper limb movements
  • Compliance with ventilation

Primary source

Payen JF et al. Assessing pain in critically ill sedated patients by using a behavioral pain scale. Crit Care Med. DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200112000-00004. PMID: 11801819. Scope: BPS = facial expression + upper-limb movements + compliance with ventilation (each 1–4); total 3–12. (2001)

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