Journal of Nursing & Care

Rocco Rago

Publications

• Research Article
  The Skin Conductance Algesimeter Validated with the Numerical Rating Scale Postoperatively in Patients Treated with Classical Music
  Author(s): Rocco Rago, Paolo Miccoli, Hanna Storm, Francesco Forfori, Francesca Franceschini, Jacopo Belfiore and Francesco GiuntaRocco Rago, Paolo Miccoli, Hanna Storm, Francesco Forfori, Francesca Franceschini, Jacopo Belfiore and Francesco Giunta
  
  Background: An inadequate estimation and management of perioperative pain may delay patient recovery and discharge from hospital. For this reason, increasing effort has been put on the identification of both new approaches for pain monitoring and new procedures to reduce pain perception, especially in perioperative patient care: the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the skin conductance algesimeter index - number of skin conductance fluctuations (NSCF) per second -, as compared to the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), in perioperative pain monitoring of thyroidectomy patients. Moreover, in the same patients, we investigated the effect of classical music listening on pain perception during the postoperative period. Methods: Forty patients scheduled for surgical thyroidectomy were randomized into two groups with partially different.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000252

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