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Predictors of post-caesarean section pain and analgesic consumption

Luana Mifsud Buhagiar, OliviaA Cassar, M. Brincat, GeorgeG Buttigieg, AnthonySerracino Inglott, MauriceZarb Adami, Lilian M. Azzopardi

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology · 2011 · 53 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The predictive methods proposed may aid in identifying patients at greater risk for postoperative pain. Electrical pain threshold could be useful in personalizing the postoperative analgesic protocol.

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