Analgesia Nociception Index (ANI) as a monitor of peri-operative nociception-antinociception balance in paediatric craniotomies: a prospective observational study.

Prachi Sharma Kondavagilu Ramaprasannakumar Shwethashri Dhritiman Chakrabarti Nishanth Sadashiva Keyur Shah Gopala Krishna Kadarapura Nanjundaiah

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2023)

The ANI is a reliable tool for objective assessment of acute postoperative pain as assessed by r-FLACC in children undergoing craniotomies for intracranial lesions. It may be used as a guide to nociception-antinociception balance during the peri-operative period in this population.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
liver failure
emergency department
intensive care unit
young adults
respiratory failure
drug induced
pain management
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
ultrasound guided
chronic pain
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation