Pain Scale Comparison in Asphyxiated Newborns Under Therapeutic Hypothermia

Licensed under CC BY 4.0, this dataset contains pain and sedation assessments from a study of 20 term infants with hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy treated with therapeutic hypothermia. The data compares EDIN and N-PASS pain scores and includes N-PASS sedation subscale monitoring over time. It was authored by Licia Lugli and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare temporal trends in N-PASS pain and sedation scores against EDIN scores for 20 infants.
• Analyze the correlation between EDIN and N-PASS pain scores, reported as r=0.409.
• Investigate the association between fentanyl dosage and pain scores from both the EDIN and N-PASS scales.
• Assess the achievement rate of sedation targets, reported as 40%–50% of assessments.

Strengths

• Provides a direct comparison of two validated neonatal pain scales, EDIN and N-PASS, in a specific clinical context.
• Includes data from a controlled study of 20 term infants with hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy.
• Contains associated statistical results, such as a correlation coefficient of 0.409 between the two pain scales.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 20 infants limits statistical power and generalizability of findings.
• Data is contained within a 138.3 KB DOCX file, which is a document format not optimized for direct computational analysis.
• The specific column structure and raw observational data points are not explicitly described.

Provenance

Source

Licia Lugli via figshare.

Collection Method

Pain was assessed using EDIN and N-PASS scales, and sedation was monitored using the N-PASS sedation subscale in 20 enrolled term infants.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is implied by measurements taken over at least 3 days, but exact dates are not specified.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-23.