COMFORTneo
Multidimensional neonatal sedation and pain scale.
What is COMFORTneo?
COMFORTneo neonatal pain and sedation scale for intensive care, with population, evidence, limitations and source access.
Population and scope
Neonatal Pain & Sedation. Neonates in intensive care
Also searched as
COMFORTneo · comfortneo · COMFORTneo scale · neonatal pain sedation score
Clinical use
This PedsCore page brings together clinical information, implementation status and available evidence for COMFORTneo. It is intended for Neonates in intensive care. The tool belongs to Neonatology and should be interpreted in the appropriate clinical context.
Interpretation and validation
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Clinical review and maintenance
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Editorial transparency
This page is part of an open-source project. Evidence level, implementation status, validation notes and sources are shown explicitly. It currently contains 3 catalog references. Content and calculation changes are reviewed through the public repository, automated tests and version traceability.
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Each page lets you verify what is being assessed, which population the tool describes, whether local calculation is available, which limitations remain open and which references support implementation. This context matters when different publications, versions or adaptations share a similar name but are not interchangeable.
References
- COMFORT Behaviour Scale / COMFORTneo information
- van Dijk M, Roofthooft DWE, Anand KJS, Guldemond F, de Graaf J, Simons S, de Jager Y, van Goudoever JB, Tibboel D. Taking Up the Challenge of Measuring Prolonged Pain in (Premature) Neonates: The COMFORTneo Scale Seems Promising. Clin J Pain. 2009;25(7):607-616.
- Meesters NJ, Dilles T, van Rosmalen J, van den Bosch GE, Simons SHP, van Dijk M. COMFORTneo scale: a reliable and valid instrument to measure prolonged pain in neonates? J Perinatol. 2023;43(5):595-600.