Functional near-infrared spectroscopy to assess pain in neonatal circumcisions.

Ian Yuan Olivia NelsonGordon A BarrBingqing ZhangAlexis A TopjianTheresa J DiMaggioShih-Shan LangLori A ChristKurtulus IzzetogluChristine C GrecoCharles D KurthArjunan Ganesh

Published in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2021)

During neonatal circumcision, changes in fNIRS differed between different types of painful stimuli, which was not the case for NIPS, suggesting that fNIRS may complement NIPS to assess the quality of pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
spinal cord