"Pain Clinics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Facilities providing diagnostic, therapeutic, and palliative services for patients with severe chronic pain. These may be free-standing clinics or hospital-based and serve ambulatory or inpatient populations. The approach is usually multidisciplinary. These clinics are often referred to as "acute pain services". (From Br Med Bull 1991 Jul;47(3):762-85)
| Descriptor ID |
D018710
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.035.380.600 N02.278.216.500.968.527.600 N04.452.442.422.527.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Pain Clinics- Pain Clinics
- Clinic, Pain
- Clinics, Pain
- Pain Clinic
- Pain Relief Units
- Pain Relief Unit
- Unit, Pain Relief
- Units, Pain Relief
- Pain Centers
- Center, Pain
- Centers, Pain
- Pain Center
Multidisciplinary Pain Centers- Multidisciplinary Pain Centers
- Center, Multidisciplinary Pain
- Centers, Multidisciplinary Pain
- Multidisciplinary Pain Center
- Pain Center, Multidisciplinary
- Pain Centers, Multidisciplinary
Multidisciplinary Pain Clinics- Multidisciplinary Pain Clinics
- Clinic, Multidisciplinary Pain
- Clinics, Multidisciplinary Pain
- Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic
- Pain Clinic, Multidisciplinary
- Pain Clinics, Multidisciplinary
Acute Pain Service- Acute Pain Service
- Pain Service, Acute
- Acute Pain Services
- Pain Services, Acute
- Service, Acute Pain
- Services, Acute Pain
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain Clinics" by people in Profiles.
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The Impact of American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center Accreditation on Guideline Recommended Acute Myocardial Infarction Management. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2021 12 01; 20(4):173-178.
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Compliance with Opioid Therapy: Distinguishing Clinical Characteristics and Demographics Among Patients with Cancer Pain. Pain Med. 2018 07 01; 19(7):1469-1477.
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Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Intractable Headaches: Long-term Efficacy and Safety Study. Pain Physician. 2015 Sep-Oct; 18(5):505-16.
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Assessing pain intensity in children with chronic pain: convergent and discriminant validity of the 0 to 10 numerical rating scale in clinical practice. Pain Res Manag. 2014 May-Jun; 19(3):141-8.
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Infectious complications related to intrathecal drug delivery system and spinal cord stimulator system implantations at a comprehensive cancer pain center. Pain Physician. 2013 May-Jun; 16(3):251-7.
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Preclinic group education sessions reduce waiting times and costs at public pain medicine units. Pain Med. 2011 Jan; 12(1):59-71.
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A primer of ethical issues involving opioid therapy for chronic nonmalignant pain in a multidisciplinary setting. Pain Med. 2009 Mar; 10(2):356-63.
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Long-term use of controlled-release oxycodone for noncancer pain: results of a 3-year registry study. Clin J Pain. 2007 May; 23(4):287-99.
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Opioids in the treatment of chronic pain: legal framework and therapeutic indications and limitations. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2006 May; 17(2):355-79.
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Impact of a half-day multidisciplinary symptom control and palliative care outpatient clinic in a comprehensive cancer center on recommendations, symptom intensity, and patient satisfaction: a retrospective descriptive study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2004 Jun; 27(6):481-91.