Feasibility of the pupillary pain index as a guide for depth of analgesia during opioid-sparing anesthesia with continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine

Abstract Background The pupillary dilation reflex (PDR) is an objective indicator of analgesic levels in anesthetized patients. Through measurement of the PDR during increasing tetanic stimulation (10–60 mA), it is possible to obtain the pupillary pain index (PPI), a score that assesses the level of...

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Main Authors: Martino Stefanini, Elena Cagnazzi, Stefano Calza, Nicola Latronico, Francesco A. Rasulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s44158-023-00112-8