17 Pain Assessment in Critically Ill, Sedated, on Mechanical Ventilation
| Facial Expression | Upper Limbs | Compliance with Ventilator | Points |
| relaxed | no movement | tolerating | (1) |
| partially tightened brow | partially bent | coughing but tolerating most of time | (2) |
| fully tightened brow | fully bent, finger flexion | fighting ventilator | (3) |
| grimacing | retracted | unable to control ventilation | (4) |
Score points for each category
Total 5 or greater consistent with pain response
