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Table 1 PPI score

From: Feasibility of the pupillary pain index as a guide for depth of analgesia during opioid-sparing anesthesia with continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine

Maximum stimulation intensity (mA)

Pupillary reactivity

PPI score

10

Pupil dilates > 13% after a stimulation of 10 mA

9

20

Pupil dilates > 13% after a stimulation of 20 mA

8

30

Pupil dilates > 13% after a stimulation of 30 mA

7

40

Pupil dilates > 13% after a stimulation of 40 mA

6

50

Pupil dilates > 13% after a stimulation of 50 mA

5

60 (1st stimulation)

Pupil dilates > 13% after the 1st stimulation of 60 mA

4

60 (2nd stimulation)

Pupil dilates > 13% after the 2nd stimulation of 60 mA

3

60 (2nd stimulation)

Pupil dilates < 13%, but > 5%, after the 2nd stimulation of 60 mA

2

60 (2nd stimulation)

Pupil dilates < 5% after the 2nd stimulation of 60 mA

1

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Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care

ISSN: 2731-3786

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