Toddler-Preschooler Postoperative Pain Scale

Are you evaluating a young child who has had a potentially painful medical or surgical procedure?

Yes

Age of the child

years

Is the child awake?

Yes

Is the child ...

• complaining about pain verbally?

Yes

• crying?

Yes

• screaming?

Yes

• groaning, moaning, and/or grunting?

Yes

• opening the mouth with the lips pulled back at corners?

Yes

• squinting with closed eyes?

Yes

• furrowing the forehead?

Yes

• bulging her or his brow?

Yes

• thrashing about or showing other restless motor behavior?

Yes

• rubbing or touching a painful area?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Toddler-Preschooler Postoperative Pain Score

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Criteria For Diagnosis
- Pain Observation Scale for Young Children (POCIS)
- Objective Pain Scale (OPS) for Postoperative Pain Assessment
Severity, Prognosis, Stage

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Pain Observation Scale for Young Children (POCIS)
- Objective Pain Scale (OPS) for Postoperative Pain Assessment

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
- Pain Observation Scale for Young Children (POCIS)
- Objective Pain Scale (OPS) for Postoperative Pain Assessment

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Monitoring

Patient Concerns

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Toddler-Preschooler Postoperative Pain Scale (TPPPS)

Purpose: To use the Toddler-Preschooler Postoperative Pain Scale (TPPPS) to evaluate pain in small children.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Monitoring

Patient Concerns

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10