Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology: Open Access

Michelle Samuels

Publications

• Research Article
  Tattoos and Post-Operative Pain
  Author(s): Mustafa Ahmadi, Mirjam Droger, Michelle Samuels, T Martijn Kuijper, Robert Jan Stolker and Seppe KoopmanMustafa Ahmadi, Mirjam Droger, Michelle Samuels, T Martijn Kuijper, Robert Jan Stolker and Seppe Koopman
  
  Objective: Personalised post-operative pain treatment holds the potential to minimize side effects while maximizing effectiveness. Several phonotypical factors including gender and the presence of tattoos might influence post-operative pain experience. Tattoos have grown in popularity in recent years and the number of patients with tattoos has increased rapidly. A preconception arose in our department about the pain experience of patients with tattoos. We decided to investigate whether patients with tattoos experienced more post-operative pain than patients without tattoos. Methods: We studied the relationship between tattoos and post-operative pain in a prospective cohort study. All adults willing to provide informed consent and scheduled for surgery (elective or emergency) or placement of a venous cannula in th.. Read More»
  

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