Prediction of pain using electrocardiographic-derived autonomic measures: A systematic review.
Anne-Marie Langmach WegebergTrine Hyttel Sejersgaard-JacobsenChristina BrockAsbjørn Mohr DrewesPublished in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2023)
Pain is a debilitating problem, and the ability to predict occurrence and severity would be a useful clinical tool. Basal autonomic tone has been suggested to influence pain perception. This systematic review investigated electrocardiographic-derived autonomic tone and found that increased parasympathetic tone could predict pain reduction in different types of pain.