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Analysis of acute pain scores and skin conductance measurements in infants.
Early human development - 1 Mar 2013
Dalal Priti G, Doheny Kim K, Klick Lisa, Britcher Stella, Rebstock Sarah, Bezinover Dmitri, Palmer Charles, Berlin Cheston, Postula Marek, Kong Lan, Janicki Piotr K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Skin conductance (SC) has been previously used to measure acute post-operative pain in adults and older children (>1year old).We have investigated the ability of SC to predict the severity of post-operative pain scores in the exclusively infant population. METHODS: Infants (ages 6-12months) scheduled for elective surgery were recruited for the study. Data for behavioral pain scores and SC values -...
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