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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2021.12.2.311

An analysis of patients referred to the advanced general hospital pain clinic center: multicenter study in province of Jeollabuk-do, Korea  

Kim, Yeon-dong (Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Cheolhyeong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.12, no.2, 2021 , pp. 311-316 More about this Journal
Abstract
The number of patients referred to pain clinic is increasing. The purpose of this study was to describe and understand characteristic of patients referred to the tertiary pain clinic. This study was conducted on 587 patients who had been referred to pain clinics at three university hospitals in the Jeollabuk-do region from January 2011 to December 2015. The data was retrospectively collected on a record sheet prepared in the clinic. we analyzed these patients according to their age, sex, chief complaint, pain location, coexisting disease, referring department, referral causes. There were various medical problems addressed by a pain clinic consultation. It is reasonable to develop standardized guidelines for pain management. To do so, it is necessary to identify the characteristics of the patients. A study with more patients in another area will be helpful in characterizing the patients referred to the pain clinic in Korea.
Keywords
Pain; Pain clinics; Advanced general hospital; Characteristics of patients; Medical referrals;
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