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. 2021 Apr 30;66:102356. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102356

Table 7.

Critically ill pain observation tool (CPOT).

Indicators Descriptions Scores
FACIAL EXPRESSION RELAXED, NUETRAL 0
TENSE 1
GRIMACING 2
BODY MOVEMENT ABSENCE OF MOVEMENTs 0
PROTECTION 1
RESTLESSNESS 2
MUSCLE TENSION RELAEDX 0
TENSE OR RIGID 1
VERY TENSE/RIGID 2
COMLIANS WITH VENITLATOR (INTUBAED PTs) TOLARATING VENTILATOR 0
COUGHING, BUT TOLERATEs 1
FIGHTING VENTILATOR 2
VOCALIZATION (EXTUBATED PTs) TALKING IN NORMAL TONE 0
SIGHING, MAONING 1
CRYING OUT,SOBBING 2