EDIN Scale Implemented by Gestational Age for Pain Assessment in Preterms: A Prospective Study

Table 4

EDIN6 versus EDIN. Comparison of answers to the questionnaire (3 versus 0). Percentages of opinion “medium,” “high,” and “very high” (%) are shown.

	EDIN (%)	EDIN6 (%)
Convenience	49/70 (70)	64/70 (91,4)	0.002
Adequacy to assess neonatal pain in NICU	12/70 (17,1)	55/70 (78,5)	<0.001
Influence on nurse’s analgesic strategy	14/70 (20)	70/70 (100)	<0.001
Influence on physician’s analgesic strategy	10/70 (14,2)	46/70 (65,7)	<0.001
Adequacy to assess pain in PCA < 37	9/70 (12,8)	50/70 (71,4)	<0.001
Adequacy to assess pain in sedated neonates	16/70 (22,8)	50/70 (71,4)	<0.001
Adequacy to assess pain in predischarge neonate	55/70 (78,5)	61/70 (87,1)	0.26
Correlation with subjective perception	23/70 (46)	56/70 (80)	<0.001