Validation of three nociception indices to predict immediate postoperative pain before emergence from general anaesthesia: a prospective double-blind, observational study.

Source: Br J Anaesth 2023 Jan 04; . doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.11.024Authors: Koschmieder KC, Funcke S, Shadloo M, Pinnschmidt HO, Greiwe G, Fischer M, Nitzschke R

Nociception monitoring devices are designed to estimate nociception during general anaesthesia. We evaluated the predictive accuracy of heart rate and three nociception indices to predict postoperative pain before emergence from general anaesthesia.

Pubmed ID: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36609057?dopt=Abstract

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