🧒 CHEOPS (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale)
UseWhen to use: young children after surgery when self-report is limited.
Strata≥5 commonly prompts analgesia consideration with clinical context.
LimitsWhen not to use: replacing caregiver narrative entirely. · Pitfall: hunger/anxiety mimicking pain. · Not a sole opioid protocol.
SourceCHEOPS Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale
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Methodology · worked example, guidelines & full notes
Six behaviors.
When to use
When to use: young children after surgery when self-report is limited.
How it works
Sum cry + facial + verbal + torso + touch + legs (typical 4–13).
Key points
- Six behaviors.
- ≥5 cue.
- Next: FLACC / comfort plan.
References
- CHEOPS Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale
Worked calculation
The values below come from this tool's own example placeholders and are computed server-side with the formula shown on this page, so the arithmetic can be checked quickly. It demonstrates how to substitute values only — it is not clinical advice and not a real case.
| Cry | Moaning / crying (2) |
|---|---|
| Facial | Composed (1) |
| Child verbal | None / other non-pain (1) |
| Torso | Neutral (1) |
| Touch | Not touching wound (1) |
| Legs | Neutral (1) |
→CHEOPS7
- Cue：≥5 — commonly used cue to consider analgesia
| Cry | No cry (1) |
|---|---|
| Facial | Smiling (0) |
| Child verbal | Positive (0) |
| Torso | Neutral (1) |
| Touch | Not touching wound (1) |
| Legs | Neutral (1) |
→CHEOPS4
- Cue：<5 — lower behavioral pain cue; reassess context
Verification & sources · governance
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Does CHEOPS (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale) upload patient data? Where is it calculated?
- Calculation runs locally in the browser; inputs and results are not uploaded. For licensed clinicians only; interpret with history, investigations and local protocols — not a diagnosis or prescription.
- How is CHEOPS (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale) calculated in practice? Can you show a worked example?
- Inputs: Cry Moaning / crying (2), Facial Composed (1), Child verbal None / other non-pain (1), Torso Neutral (1), Touch Not touching wound (1), Legs Neutral (1) → Result: CHEOPS 7（Cue: ≥5 — commonly used cue to consider analgesia） Inputs: Cry No cry (1), Facial Smiling (0), Child verbal Positive (0), Torso Neutral (1), Touch Not touching wound (1), Legs Neutral (1) → Result: CHEOPS 4（Cue: <5 — lower behavioral pain cue; reassess context）