Analgesia Nociception Index: assessment of acute postoperative pain

ABDULLAYEV R., ULUDAĞ Ö., ÇELİK B.

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA, vol.69, no.4, pp.396-402, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.bjan.2019.01.003
  • Journal Name: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.396-402
  • Keywords: Analgesia/nociception index, Postoperative pain, Pain assessment, SURGICAL STRESS INDEX, SKIN-CONDUCTANCE, ANALGESIA/NOCICEPTION INDEX, PARAMETER
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and objectives: Patient self-rating based scales such as Numerical Rating Scale, Visual Analog Scale that is used for postoperative pain assessment may be problematic in geriatric or critically ill patients with communication problems. A method capable of the assessment of pain in objective manner has been searched for years. Analgesia nociception index, which is based on electrocardiographic data reflecting parasympathetic activity, has been proposed for this. In this study we aimed to investigate the effectiveness of analgesia nociception index as a tool for acute postoperative pain assessment. Our hypothesis was that analgesia nociception index may have good correlation with Numerical Rating Scale values.