Thiopental Does Not Produce Hyperalgesia: A Laboratory Study Using Two Human Experimental Pain Models
Arout CA, Petrakis IL, Ralevski E, Acampora G, Koretski J, DeNegre D, Newcomb J, Perrino AC. Thiopental Does Not Produce Hyperalgesia: A Laboratory Study Using Two Human Experimental Pain Models. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: 2823-2829. PMID: 32249311, PMCID: PMC8453625, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea of hyperalgesiaExperimental pain modelsCapsaicin conditionPain modelPain thresholdElectrical stimulationPercent changeHuman experimental pain modelsEffects of thiopentalVon Frey techniqueMcGill Pain QuestionnaireExperimental pain paradigmNoxious electrical stimulationSignificant differencesIntradermal capsaicinPain interpretationThiopental effectPain QuestionnaireBarbiturate administrationHyperalgesiaThiopental infusionHuman studiesPain paradigmPain toleranceElectrical stimulation currents