ArticlePeerJ2021
Electroencephalogram-derived pain index for evaluating pain during labor.
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- Protocol for prognosticating PPD using EEG changes during labor pain by uterine contractions: a prospective cohort study in the first stage of labor.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Comparative transcriptome analysis of two contrasting genotypes provides new insights into the drought response mechanism in pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.).Genes & genomics · 2024Article
- A Novel Preoperative Electroencephalogram-Derived Index to Predict Early Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients After Hip Fracture Surgeries: Development of a Prediction Model.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe discriminative ability of a point-of-care electroencephalogram (EEG)-derived pain index (Pi) for objectively assessing pain has been validated in chronic pain patients. The current study aimed to determine its feasibility in assessing labor pain in an obstetric setting.
methodsParturients were enrolled from the delivery room at the department of obstetrics in a tertiary hospital between February and June of 2018. Pi values and relevant numerical rating scale (NRS) scores were collected at different stages of labor in the presence or absence of epidural analgesia. The correlation between Pi values and NRS scores was analyzed using the Pearson correlation analysis. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to estimate the discriminative capability of Pi to detect labor pain in parturients.
resultsEighty paturients were eligible for inclusion. The Pearson correlation analysis exhibited a positive correlation between Pi values and NRS scores in parturients (
conclusionThis study indicates that Pi values derived from EEGs significantly correlate with the NRS scores, and can serve as a way to quantitatively and objectively evaluate labor pain in parturients.
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