Pupillometry in perioperative medicine: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Pupillometry is a technique for objective quantification of nociception that takes into account the central processing of noxious stimuli and its sympathetic response. This narrative review provides an overview of the physiology of the pupil, the principles of pupillometry, and its potential application in the perioperative environment, especially in nociception monitoring and quantifying responses to opioids.

Source

Relevant articles, including reports of original investigation, review articles, and meta-analyses were identified from searches of PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Articles that described pupillary physiology and pupillometry, along with original research reports of the application of pupillometry in perioperative and critical care environment were

SUBMITTER: Packiasabapathy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7935761 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature