The FLACC behavioral scale for procedural pain assessment in children aged 5-16 years

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 767-774

  Nilsson, Stefan ^a,b   Finnström, Berit ^c   Kokinsky, Eva ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Child; FLACC; Pain; Procedure

Indexed keywords

EMLA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CHILD; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CRYING; FACE; FEMALE; FLACC SCALE; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47349124579     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02655.x     Document Type: Article

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