Pain diagnosis and management would benefit from the development of objective markers
of nociception and pain. Current research addressing this issue has focused on five main …

Pain is one of the most common complaints expressed by hospital patients and is the main
reason they seek medical help. Pain is always subjective, so its severity should be assessed …

Pain is a difficult outcome to measure due to its multifaceted and subjective nature. The
need for selecting proper outcome measures is high because of the increasing demand for …

Acute postoperative pain remains a major problem, resulting in multiple undesirable
outcomes if inadequately controlled. Most surgical patients spend their immediate …

In current clinical settings, typically pain is measured by a patient's self-reported information.
This subjective pain assessment results in suboptimal treatment plans, over-prescription of …

Changes in skin conductance as a tool to monitor nociceptive... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Changes in skin conductance as a tool to monitor nociceptive stimulation and …

The aim of the present study was to develop and validate an objective index for nociception
level (NoL) of patients under general anesthesia, based on a combination of multiple …

Background The analgesia/nociception index (ANI) is derived from heart rate variability,
ranging from 0 (maximal nociception) to 100 (maximal analgesia), to reflect the …

Empathy is a critical function regulating human social life. In particular, empathy for pain is a
source of deep emotional feelings and a strong trigger of pro-social behavior. We …

Background A means of identifying the presence and severity of pain that is not reliant on
the subjective assessment of pain is desirable whenever a patient self-rating of pain cannot …