Open AccessPredictors of post-caesarean section pain and analgesic consumption
Author(s) -
Luana Mifsud Buhagiar,
Olivia A Cassar,
Mark Brincat,
George Gregory Buttigieg,
Anthony SerracinoInglott,
Maurice Zarb Adami,
Lilian M. Azzopardi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.81822
Subject(s) - medicine , analgesic , anesthesia , caesarean section , pethidine , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Ideally, the intensity of postoperative pain should be predicted so as to customize analgesia. The objective of this study was to investigate whether preoperative electrical and pressure pain assessment can predict post-caesarean section pain and analgesic requirement.