Pupillometry in perioperative medicine: a narrative review.

Senthil PackiasabapathyValluvan RangasamySenthilkumar Sadhasivam

Published in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2021)

Pupillometry is an easy to use non-invasive bedside technique to quantify nociception and monitor opioid effects. It has the potential to personalize pain management in perioperative and intensive care unit environments. Additional studies are needed to further understand the utility of pupillometry in this context.

Keyphrases

pain management
intensive care unit
chronic pain
cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
mechanical ventilation
acute kidney injury
acute respiratory distress syndrome