Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8623060 | Scandinavian Journal of Pain | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Frequent hospitalization with acute exacerbation of chronic pain is a largely hidden problem that has very substantial implications for patients, their carers and healthcare providers. Chronic pain services tend to focus on outpatient management. Breaking the cycle of frequent and recurrent hospitalization using multidisciplinary chronic pain management techniques has the potential to improve patients' quality of life and reduce hospital costs. Nonetheless, the complexity of these patients' chronic pain problems should not be underestimated and in some cases are very challenging to treat.
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Authors
Daniel W. Wheeler, Sara Kinna, Andrew Bell, Peter J. Featherstone, David J. Sapsford, Sam P. Bass,