Table 2.
Pain Scores and Sedation Status of Three Pediatric Patients Receiving Palliative Sedation with Propofol at the End of Life
| Day −2 | Day −1 | Day 0a | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient 1 | |||||||||||
| Total number of attempted pain assessments | 9 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
| Number (%) of asleep/sedated pain assessments | 2 (22.2%) | 3 (27.3%) | 15 (68.2%) | 5 (50%) | 7 (63.6%) | 5 (38.5%) | 5 (55.6%) | 2 (12.5%) | 8 (88.9%) | 13 (100%) | 11 (100%) |
| Number of evaluable pain assessments | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean pain score | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 10 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Patient 2 | |||||||||||
| Total number of attempted pain assessments | 21 | 19 | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number (%) of asleep/sedated pain assessments | 3 (14%) | 2 (10.5%) | 9 (90%) | 5 (62.5%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of evaluable pain assessments | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mean pain score | 7.4 | 8.6 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patient 3 | |||||||||||
| Total number of attempted pain assessments | 23 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number (%) of asleep/sedated pain assessments | 23 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 2 (100%) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of evaluable pain assessments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mean pain score | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | - | - | - | - | - |
a
Day 0=the first day of palliative sedation with propofol.