title: Evaluation of pain intensity measurement during the removal of wound dressing material using 'the PainVision™ system' for quantitative analysis of perception and pain sensation in healthy subjects.
abstract: Reducing pain caused by the removal of adhesive wound dressing materials is very important in clinical practice and is also one of the factors to consider when choosing dressing materials. A visual analogue scale is the most popular method for assessing pain, but it is subjective and is difficult to evaluate quantitatively or statistically. Recently, a new method for the quantitative measurement of pain intensity using a painless electrical stimulation system, PainVision™, has been developed. In this study, we evaluated pain intensity during the removal of wound dressing materials in healthy volunteers by comparing pain during the removal of wound dressing materials, which use acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive and pain during the removal of materials, which use soft silicone adhesive, as evaluated using the PainVision™ system. Pain intensity was significantly lower with the dressing materials, which use soft silicone adhesive when measured with the PainVision™ system. The PainVision™ system promises to be useful for the quantitative assessment of pain caused by the removal of adhesive wound dressing materials. Further studies are needed to determine whether the PainVision™ system is also effective in measuring pain caused by the removal of wound dressing materials in actual wounds.
authors.affiliation: FACS Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. hmatsu-tki@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Ryutaro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gondo
authors.forename: Katsueki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D058748:Pain Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives