The objective measurement of pain using a motor-performance task

Taniguchi, Shunji; Satow, Aiko

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“…It showed the improvement of pain control following general surgical procedures (10, 20, 25). The pain assessment was the primary postoperative outcome as defined by visual analogue score (2, 3, 26) . Secondary clinical outcome included postoperative nausea and vomiting.…”

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Magnesium Sulfate and Sufentanil for Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Orthopedic Surgery

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Background:Postoperative analgesia is one of the concerns of anesthesiologists and patients. Systemic opioid administration is the gold standard in reducing the severe pain after the surgery but some side effects prevent the use of adequate dosage of opioids.Objectives:The aim of this study was to evaluate the result of adding magnesium sulphate to sufentanil in patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) system.Patients and Methods:In this randomized clinical trial, 60 patients candidate for lower limb orthopedic surgery were recruited in Poursina Medical Center for six months. They were randomly classified in two group of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia for postoperative pain control, one was group S [(sufentanil) (n = 30)] and the other was group S + M [(magnesium sulphate/sufentanil) (n = 30)]. The drug infusion rate was 5 mL/h. Each mL of solution in group S contained 1 mcg of sufentanil and in group M + S, 1 mcg of sufentanil and 200 mcg magnesium sulphate, respectively. Pain score, sedation score, satisfaction score, nausea and vomiting score were evaluated 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 hours after surgery.Results:The demographic data between two groups were not significantly different. The pain scores after 6, 12 and 24 hours in S and S + M groups were significantly different. But the comparison of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores after 36 and 48 hours didn’t show significant differences (P < 0.001). Comparison of the sedation, nausea and vomiting scores between two groups did not show any difference. But the number of patient’s satisfaction in S + M group was more than S group which suggests significant differences (P < 0.05).Conclusions:This study showed that magnesium sulphate added to sufentanil through PCIA is an effective method to alleviate pain in patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery. Moreover, we found fewer side effects on magnesium-sufentanil regimen in terms of in nausea, vomiting, and sedation; and patients’ satisfaction in this regimen was more rather than that in the regiment of sufentanil alone.

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“…Schneider & LoBiondo-Wood, 1992, found that children's reports correlated well with parental observations but not with nurses' observations), activity levels or overt motor behaviour. Taniguchi & Satow (1991) employed a plate-pushing task to measure wrist pain.…”

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The possibility of a science of experience: An examination of some conceptual problems facing the study of consciousness

Valentine¹

1999

British J of Psychology

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This paper addresses some of the chief conceptual problems associated with the study of conscious experience. (1) Conceptual confusion and lack of clarity of the term ‘consciousness’ itself, including doubts as to whether it constitutes a natural kind, and confusion between different types. (2) Privacy: the claim that conscious experience cannot be studied scientifically on account of its subjectivity. The distinction between subjective and objective is re‐examined and the universally inferential nature of scientific statements stressed. Methods for the study of pain are examined in detail, exemplifying the objectification of a prototypically subjective experience. (3) Epiphenomenalism: the view that an adequate account of mental life can be given without reference to consciousness because the latter plays no causal role in the control of behaviour. The primacy of conscious experience is stressed as is its centrality to mental health. It is concluded that the study of conscious experience is both possible, even if from a third person perspective and necessary, on account of its importance for psychological well‐being.

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The objective measurement of pain using a motor-performance task

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Magnesium Sulfate and Sufentanil for Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Orthopedic Surgery

Magnesium Sulfate and Sufentanil for Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Orthopedic Surgery

The possibility of a science of experience: An examination of some conceptual problems facing the study of consciousness

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