Continuous Assessment of Labour Pain using Handgrip Force

BACKGROUND: Assessment of dynamic changes in painful experiences, such as labour, using conventional rating scales (eg, numerical rating scale [NRS]) has limitations. An alternative for continuous pain evaluation could be a signal generated by voluntary action of the parturient. Remifentanil adminis...

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Main Authors: Nadine Wickboldt, Georges Savoldelli, Benno Rehberg-Klug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/281976