Neuropathic pain among hospital in-patients. Analysis of Austrian hospital discharge data

• Published in: Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 59 - 64
• Main Authors: Dorner, T, Gustorff, B, Likar, R, Lawrence, K, Schwarz, F, Rieder, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.02.2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Austria; Back Pain - epidemiology; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Neuralgia - epidemiology; Neuralgia - etiology; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Austria

Neuropathic pain is a common symptom of many diseases among in-patients in hospitals and neuropathic pain itself often requires hospitalisation. It was the aim of this study to examine epidemiological key data related to neuropathic pain among hospital in-patients. The source of the data used was th...