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15301989

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
This chapter addresses the questions of which patients might profitably be referred to pain clinics, as well as when this should happen for the optimum results. Since there are many different types of pain clinic, the question of to which pain clinic should a patient be referred is also examined. The development of multidisciplinary pain clinics and the types of services (assessment and treatments) they offer are reviewed as well as evidence for the effectiveness and cost-benefits of pain clinics. In order to make constructive use of pain clinics the potential misuse of pain clinics, by, for example, seeing them as 'last resorts' for hopeless cases or through inadequate preparation, is explored. Common criticisms of pain clinics, such as long-waiting lists and poor linkages to referrers and primary practitioners, and ways in which these are being addressed are also considered. A number of issues to be considered by the doctor when making a referral to a pain clinic are also identified.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1521-6942
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
613-29
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
When to refer to a pain clinic.
pubmed:affiliation
Pain Management and Research Centre, University of Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. miken@med.usyd.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review