The value of pupillary diameter in evaluating pain perception after awakening in patients undergoing general anesthesia during orthopedic surgery

Abstract Background The pupillary response to tetanic electrical stimulation reflects the balance between nociceptive stimulation and analgesia. Although pupillary pain index (PPI) was utilized to predict postoperative pain, it depended on tetanic stimulation and was complex. We aim to describe the...

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Main Authors: Huang Huang, Yinuo Qiu, Guoxin Gu, Xiangyang Mei, Liwei Pang, Chuangxin Zhang, Mingzi Ran, Mengmeng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-024-02428-6