J Korean Pain Soc.  1998 Oct;11(2):288-293.

A Clinical Survey of the Patients of Pain Clinic

• Lim KI
• Kim BK
• Sohn HS

Abstract

We had retrospective analysis of 42l patients who were consulted from other departments. From 1994 to 1997, these patients received nerve blocks, intravenous lidocaine infusion, lasers and so on for their pain. From these results, we are gathering information and making some recommandations. The largest percentage of patients were in their fifties with a distribution of 32.8% male and 55.1% female. The most common condition requiring treatment was low back pain 44.6%, followed by cancer pain 19.2%, cervical pain 7.4%, and shoulder pain 4.3%. In case of low back pain, the largest portion was HNP(27%), followed by spinal stenosis(16%), sprain(11%), and postlaminectomy(10%). The most common cacer was colorectal(28.4%) and the next was stomach(19.7%). The most commonly done nerve block was stellate ganglion block 32.3%, followed by lumbar epidural block 24.5% and caudal block 7.2%,

Keyword

Pain clinic; Nerve block

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Lidocaine
Low Back Pain
Male
Neck Pain
Nerve Block
Pain Clinics*
Retrospective Studies
Shoulder Pain
Stellate Ganglion
Lidocaine