Autonomic Parameters Correlated to Acute Postoperative Pain in the Postanesthesia Care Unit: A Systematic Review.

Antonio Jorge Forte¹, Francisco R Avila², Sahar Borna², Cesar A Gomez-Cabello², Sophia M Pressman², Syed Ali Haider², Rickey E Carter³, Davide Giardi⁴, Charles J Bruce⁴, Christopher J McLeod⁴

¹Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Center for Digital Health, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: ajvforte@yahoo.com.br.

²Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.

³Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.

⁴Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Current pain scoring systems are being replaced by sensor-derived physiological parameters responding to autonomic changes (i.e., autonomic parameters such as heart rate variability and pupillary diameter) that quantify pain intensity at a specific moment. However, evidence supporting their use in postoperative patients is scarce. This review aims to analyze the correlation between a…

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