Does intraoperative monitoring of the nociception level index (NOL) allow a prediction of the severity of acute postoperative pain?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- acute painAnaesthesiology - Pain management
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619001596190
- Lead Sponsor
- Thomas Ledowski
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients (both sexes) scheduled for non-emergency surgery under general anaesthesia with opioid/sevoflurane at the Royal Perth Hospital
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will be excluded from further analysis if they lack sufficient English language skills to consent and/or to communicate pain on a self-rated pain scale, have a condition or medication known or suspected of interacting with the acquisition of the data (i.e. know severe peripheral neuropathy, known severe mental disorder), chronic pain (with opioid medication at home), use of ketamine at home, abuse of amphetamines or opioids, allergy to sticky tape.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method acute postoperative pain (0-10 numerical rating scale)[Assessment at 0, 5,10 and 15 minutes after arousal in the recovery room]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method none[none]