The Pain-Nociceptive Sensor indices

The real-time, IP-protected Pain-Nociceptive Sensor indices are based on skin conductance changes during anaesthesia, intensive care, postoperatively and in preterm infants (from 23 weeks of gestational age). The indices react within 1-2 seconds after a painful- or nociceptive stimulus. Moreover, the device has indices for assessing awakening (forceful nociceptive stimulus), withdrawal symptoms, and the effect of regional nerve block for the extremities.

For each of the application there are short manuals, for easy using the Pain-Nociceptive Sensor index, e.g. the short manual for uncounsious patients:

The regional Nerve block Index can detect whether the nerve is blocked faster than the traditional methods by assessing when the regional anaesthesia acts on the skin sympathetic nerves without myelin. Moreover, the regional Nerve Block Index may secure that the nerve-block is still active postoperatively.

The Withdrawal index is developed for infants to titrate the need of opiods when weaning from them.