Skin Conductance Fluctuations Correlate Poorly with Postoperative Self-report Pain Measures in School-aged Children
Skin Conductance Fluctuations Correlate Poorly with Postoperative Self-report Pain Measures in School-aged Children
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DOI:
10.1097/aln.0b013e3181de6ce9
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发表时间:
2010-07-01
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影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Ansermino, J. Mark
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作者:
Choo, Eugene K.;Magruder, William;Ansermino, J. Mark
Background: The number of fluctuations of skin conductance per second (NFSC) has been shown to correlate with induced pain and self-report pain scales. This study aimed to evaluate the validity and feasibility of NFSC as an objective measurement of nociception intensity in school-aged children after surgery.Methods: After approval by the research ethics board and obtaining consent, 100 subjects participated in this prospective observational study. Preoperatively, NFSC was measured for 60 s at rest and during response to a self-report pain scale (numeric rating scale [NRS], Faces Pain Scale-Revised) and anxiety scoring (NRS). Postoperative measurements were repeated every 10 min for 30 min or until NRS pain score was = 7) with 56.3% sensitivity (95% CI = 37.7-73.6%) and 78.4% specificity (95% CI = 71.7-84.1%). The area under receiver operator characteristic curve for NFSC was 69.1%.Conclusions: NFSC measurement is feasible in a perioperative setting but was not specific for postoperative pain intensity and was unable to identify analgesia requirements when compared with self-report measures.