An observational study: The utility of perfusion index as a discharge criterion for pain assessment in the postanesthesia care unit

Acute post-operative pain can remain untreated if patients cannot express themselves. The perfusion index (PI) may decrease when pain activates sympathetic tone and may increase after analgesics are administered. We evaluated if the perfusion index is a feasible indicator for objectively assessing p...

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Autores principales: Chu, Chun-Lin, Huang, Yi-You, Chen, Ying-Hou, Lai, Ling-Ping, Yeh, Huei-Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29768487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197630

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29768487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197630

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