Surgical Pleth Index- Relevance in Small Children

Summary

Surgical Pleth index is a novel device aimed for measurement of intraoperative nosiseption. It has not been tested on small children. The aim of this study is to measure, whether there is a difference in nosiception measured by SPI in a group receiving local anesthetics prior to operation compared to group receiving plasebo.

Timeline

Start

2014-01

Primary completion

2015-03

Completion

2015-03

Publications

• Harju J, Kalliomaki ML, Leppikangas H, Kiviharju M, Yli-Hankala A. Surgical pleth index in children younger than 24 months of age: a randomized double-blinded trial. Br J Anaesth. 2016 Sep;117(3):358-64. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew215.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.