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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    Behavioral Observational Pain Scale (BOPS) for Post-Op Pediatric Pain

    Quantifies post-operative pain for children aged 1-7 years.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    This pain scale is for use in patients 1-7 years old.

    One can also use the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (CHEOPS) for Post-Op Pediatric Pain as an alternative to the BOPS.
    When to Use
    Pearls/Pitfalls

    Children after undergoing surgery.

    Allows for simple, quick pain assessment in children 1-7 years old after surgery.

    Neutral/positive facial expression, composed, calm
    0
    Negative facial expression, concerned
    +1
    Negative facial expression, grimace, distorted face
    +2
    Normal conversation, laugh, crow
    0
    Completely quiet, sobbing and/or complaining but not because of pain
    +1
    Crying, screaming and/or complaining about pain
    +2
    Inactive, laying, relaxed with all extremities or sitting, walking
    0
    Restless movements, shifting fashion and/or touching wound or wound area
    +1
    Lying rigid and/or drawn up with arms and legs to the body
    +2

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    Dr. Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand

    About the Creator

    Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand, MBBS, PhD, is a professor of pediatrics, anesthesiology, and perioperative and pain medicine at Stanford University in California. Previously, he was a professor of medicine in the department of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Anand’s primary research focuses on pain management and treatment disorders, specifically in pediatric patients.

    To view Dr. Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand's publications, visit PubMed

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    MDCalc loves calculator creators – researchers who, through intelligent and often complex methods, discover tools that describe scientific facts that can then be applied in practice. These are real scientific discoveries about the nature of the human body, which can be invaluable to physicians taking care of patients.
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