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      Estudio descriptivo sobre el perfil de los pacientes derivados a la Unidad de Tratamiento del Dolor Crónico del Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín (utdc-hugcdn) como base para la reorganización de esta Translated title: Descriptive study on the profile of patients sent to the Chronic Pain Treatment Unit of the University Hospital of Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín (utdc-hugcdn) as a basis for the reorganization of this

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          RESUMEN Objetivo: Conocer las necesidades y fortalezas de nuestra Unidad derivadas del conocimiento del perfil de paciente que es remitido para la atención en la misma. Pacientes y métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal sobre 5000 pacientes derivados a nuestra Unidad entre 2017 y 2020. Se recogieron de forma anónima los siguientes datos: número de pacientes remitidos por mes, edad, sexo, servicio remisor, localización del dolor, pacientes/interconsultas preferentes, rechazados y atendidos previamente. De los 1000 primeros pacientes también se registraron los antecedentes quirúrgicos, existencia o no de obesidad y consumo de fármacos psicoactivos. Resultados: Son derivados para valoración unos 1560 pacientes de media anuales (130 al mes), con una edad media de 59,8 años (± 14,3) de los cuales el 62,6 % son mujeres. Un 62,08 % se encontraba en edad laboral. Los servicios asistenciales que remitieron más pacientes fueron: Traumatología, Neurocirugía, Unidad de Raquis y Rehabilitación. El 6,6 % de las derivaciones fueron calificadas como preferentes. Fueron rechazadas el 9,98 % de las interconsultas. Los tipos de dolores según su localización más frecuentes fueron: lumbalgia, cervicalgia y dolores generalizados. Se constató la toma habitual de ansiolíticos y/o antidepresivos en un 34,9 %, el 10,8 % eran obesos y el 10,3 % sufrían dolor crónico postquirúrgico. Conclusiones: El perfil del paciente predominante derivado a nuestra unidad suele ser el de un adulto mayor, en edad laboral, de género femenino, derivado desde el servicio de Traumatología y con dolor en la región lumbar, perfil muy similar al descrito en otras unidades del dolor del mundo occidental desarrollado. Más de 1 de cada 3 pacientes puede sufrir ansiedad y/o depresión, siendo también muy frecuente el dolor postquirúrgico y la obesidad.

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          ABSTRACT Objective: Determine the shortcomings and strengths of our pain clinic derived from the knowledge of the profile of the patients who are referred for care in the clinic. Patients and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study on 5000 patients referred to our pain clinic between 2017 y 2020. The following data were collected: number of patients referred per month, age, sex, referring service, location of pain, patients referred preferentially, rejected patients, and previously attended consultations. Data on surgical history, obesity, and use of psychoactive drugs were also recorded for the first 1000 patients. Results: An average of 1560 patients were referred for evaluation per year (130 per month), with a mean age of 59.8 years (± 14.3) of which 62.6 % are women and 62.08 % were of working age. The healthcare services that referred the most patients were Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Spine Unit and Rehabilitation. 6.6 % of the requests were derived preferentially. Of the referrals, 9.98 % were rejected. The most frequent pain locations were low back pain, neck pain and generalized pain. In the The usual taking of anxiolytics and / or antidepressants was found in 34.9 %, 10.8 % were diagnosed as obese and 10.3 % were referred for chronic postoperative pain. Conclusions: The profile of the predominant patient referred to our pain clinic is an older adult, of working age, female, referred from the orthopedics department and with pain in the lumbar region. This described profile is very similar to other pain units in the developed western world. Almost one in 3 patients may suffer from anxiety and / or depression, and post-surgical pain and obesity are also very common.

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                Journal
                dolor
                Revista de la Sociedad Española del Dolor
                Rev. Soc. Esp. Dolor
                Inspira Network Group, S.L (Madrid, Madrid, Spain )
                1134-8046
                October 2021
                : 28
                : 5
                : 254-263
                Affiliations
                [1] Las Palmas de Gran Canaria orgnameHospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín orgdiv1Unidad del Dolor Crónico y Neurocirugía Funcional España
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                S1134-80462021000600004 S1134-8046(21)02800500004
                10.20986/resed.2021.3939/2021
                832f8b2d-fef0-487d-bf65-e578c8cd6150

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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                : 11 August 2021
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                pain unit management,trastornos psiquiátricos y dolor,planificación asistencial unidad dolor,gestión unidades dolor,Perfil paciente unidad dolor,psychiatric disorders and pain,pain unit assistance planning,Pain unit patient profile

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