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CHEOPS pain score
Postoperative pain in children aged 1–7 years: crying, face, verbalization, torso, touching the wound, legs – 4–13 points
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
CHEOPS pain score: What does this calculator compute?
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (McGrath 1985) for observer assessment of postoperative pain in children aged 1–7 years: six behavioral items, total 4–13; the original gives no binding threshold (published: cut-off 6, treatment threshold 8; the local protocol applies).
CHEOPS pain score: Which sources is this calculator based on?
McGrath PJ, Johnson G, Goodman JT, Schillinger J, Dunn J, Chapman JA: CHEOPS: a behavioral scale for rating postoperative pain in children. In: Fields HL, Dubner R, Cervero F (eds.), Advances in Pain Research and Therapy, Vol. 9, Raven Press, p. 395–402 (1985); Pédiadol: CHEOPS scale (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale): Items with points, score 4–13, treatment threshold 8 – with literature references (McGrath 1985; von Baeyer & Spagrud, Pain 2007;127:140–150) (2020); Shamim F, Ullah H, Khan FA: Postoperative pain assessment using four behavioral scales in Pakistani children undergoing elective surgery (Saudi J Anaesth 9:174–178) (2015)