Study to Evaluate the Profile of Patients Attending Pain Units in Spanish Hospitals for the First Time (PANDHORA Study)

Abstract

Musculoskeletal pain was predominantly chronic, long-lasting, lumbar and more common in women. NSAIDs are the drugs most commonly prescribed by referring clinicians. Before attending the pain unit, strong opioids and antiepileptic drugs are used much less frequently.

Characteristics and outcomes of chronic pain patients referred to hospital pain clinics: a prospective observational study

“…6 It is worth noting that similar patterns, including the low referral rate from primary care, were observed in other series of patients recruited from Spanish pain clinics. 8,10,25,26 The agreement between referring doctors and pain clinicians' diagnoses was moderate at best. An accurate diagnosis is important for achieving good pain control, and the fact that the pain clinicians were able to provide more specific diagnostic labels than referring doctors supports the usefulness of the hospital pain clinics.…”

Base fisiopatológica actual del dolor agudo. Prevalencia y epidemiología del dolor agudo

“…Llegar a definir la epidemiología real de dolor agudo en concreto es todavía más difícil dado que la mayoría de los estudios epidemiológicos en dolor se han realizado haciendo referencia a dolor en general o dolor crónico en particular (a destacar el estudio Pandhora [39] en nuestro territorio) o a dolor en situaciones específicas (dolor postoperatorio).…”