I am a
Home I AM A Search Login

Papers of the Week


2022 Sep


Heliyon


8


9

Perfusion index versus visual analogue scale: as an objective tool of renal colic pain in emergency department.

Authors

Gulen M, Satar S, Acehan S, Yildiz D, Aslanturkiyeli E F, Aka Satar D, Kucukceylan M
Heliyon. 2022 Sep; 8(9):e10606.
PMID: 36148281.

Abstract

Perfusion index (PI) has use to monitor sympathetic response changes to pain. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the utility of using perfusion index as an objective marker of pain relief and of the need for rescue analgesia in ED patients with documented renal colic.