Monitoring of skin conductance to assess postoperative pain intensity

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 862-865

  Ledowski, Thomas ^a   Bromilow, J ^a   Paech, M J ^b   Storm, H ^c   Hacking, R ^a   Schug, S A ^c  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Measurement techniques, skin conductance; Pain, postoperative; Recovery, postoperative

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECOVERY ROOM; REFERENCE VALUE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34548650455     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael280     Document Type: Article

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