PD tools reported in the survey
| Scale | Validated age range | Number of centres | How often assessed first 72 hours after surgery? Minimal and maximal |
| Pain assessment | |||
| FLACC (33) | 2 months–7 years | 2 | n.s. |
| CRIES (34) | 0–28 days | 1 | n.s. |
| COMFORT-B scale (35-37) | 0–3 years | 1 | n.s. |
| VAS pain obs | 0–3 years | 7 | 8 hourly, after bolus |
| NRS pain obs | 0–3 years | 4 | 2–4 hourly, after bolus |
| LLanto scale | 1 | n.s. | |
| Sedation assessment | |||
| NISS (38) | 0–18 years | 2 | 8 hourly, after bolus |
| COMFORT-B scale (38) | 0–18 years | 11 | 4–8 hourly, after bolus |
| Brussels Sedation Scale (39) | Adults | 1 | n.s. |
| Ashworth scale (40) | 1 | n.s. |
COMFORT-B, COMFORT-behavioural scale; CRIES, Crying, Requires O2 for SaO2 <95%, Increased vital signs (blood pressure and heart rate), Expression, Sleepless; FLACC, Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability; LLANTO SCALE, llanto, actitud, normorrespiración, tono postural y observación (crying, attitude, respiratory pattern, muscle tone and facial); NISS, Nurses’ Interpretation of Sedation Score; NRS, Numeric Rating Scale pain observation; n.s., not specified; VASobs, Visual Analogue Scale observation.