A comparison of gradual sedation levels using the Comfort-B scale and bispectral index in children on mechanical ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Objective: Compare the scores resulting from the Comfort-B scale with the bispectral index in children in an intensive care unit.

Methods: Eleven children between the ages of 1 month and 16 years requiring mechanical ventilation and sedation were simultaneously classified based on the bispectral index and the Comfort-B scale. Their behavior was recorded using digital photography, and the record was later evaluated by three independent evaluators.

Cross-validation of the Children's and Infants' Postoperative Pain Scale in Brazilian Children.

Objective: To validate CHIPPS (Children's and Infants' Postoperative Pain Scale) in Brazilian children.

Background: Cross-validation is needed in order to apply this scale in a different language and culture.

Methods: We applied a Portuguese version of CHIPPS to 100 children aged 0 to 5 years.