Several scoring systems are available for this purpose –, all of them depend on the patient’s cooperation, vigilance and cognitive ability. Because it is a subjective phenomenon, patients perform self-evaluation of pain intensity. Hence, an accurate and timely assessment of pain levels is crucial to reduce the affected time period. Adequate treatment, which contributes significantly to the postoperative stress reaction, can reduce morbidity and mortality. In 10–50% of patients, acute pain becomes chronic. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.ĭespite standard interventions, postoperative pain remains a major inconvenience for approximately 50% of patients. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.įunding: The authors have no support or funding to report.Ĭompeting interests: The authors have the following interests to declare: The company Barberpole GbR (Blomberg, Germany) provided the tested devices for free. Received: JanuAccepted: JPublished: July 27, 2012Ĭopyright: © Czaplik et al. The James Cook University Hospital, United Kingdom (2012) Acute Pain Therapy in Postanesthesia Care Unit Directed by Skin Conductance: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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