Objective Nociceptive Assessment in Ventilated ICU Patients: A Feasibility Study Using Pupillometry and the Nociceptive Flexion ReflexDavina Wildemeersch 1, Jens Gios 2, Philippe G. Jorens 3, Guy H. Hans 2
1Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), University of Antwerp (UA), 2Multidisciplinary Pain Center (PCT), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), 3Critical Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), University of Antwerp (UA)
Pain assessment in anesthetized patients who cannot communicate with the outside world in any way remains challenging despite the development of innovative objective pain evaluation tools. In this project, the pupillary dilation reflex and the nociception flexion reflex are assessed in critically ill, mechanically ventilated adult patients.
