Intraoperative Electroencephalographic Biomarkers of Postoperative Pain
Chile57 participantsStarted 2024-05-01
Plain-language summary
The goal of this study is to explore whether specific intraoperative EEG signals (brain waves or neuronal electrical activity) are associated with the severity of acute postoperative pain.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 60 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* American Society of Anesthesiologist Performance Status I or II
* Scheduled for elective laparoscopic abdominal surgery under General Anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria:
* Body Mass Index \> 35 kg/m2
* Past history or suspected difficult airway
* Craniofacial malformations
* Use of regional anesthesia technique during or after the surgery
* Severe arrhythmia or use of a pacemaker device
* Severe neuropsychiatric illness (Mayor depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia)
* Regular use of psychoactive drugs
* Any injury in the right hand
* Past history of peripheral neuropathy
* Diabetes Mellitus
* Known lesion in the spinothalamic tract.
* Analgesics used in the past 72 hours
* Known allergy to propofol
* Previous diagnosis of a condition associated with chronic pain (such as fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, migraine)
What they're measuring
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Maximum Pain in PACU
Timeframe: From PACU Admission to PACU Discharged, an average of 2 hours