Understanding the Impact of Chronic Pain in the Emergency Department: Prevalence and Characteristics of Patients Visiting the Emergency Department for Chronic Pain at an Urban Academic Health Sciences Centre

• Main Authors: Rebecca N. Small (Author), Yaadwinder Shergill (Author), Steve Tremblay (Author), Jennifer Nelli (Author), Danielle Rice (Author), Catherine Smyth (Author), Patricia A. Poulin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Canadians make approximately 16 million visits to the emergency department (ED) each year. ED visits for non-urgent reasons contribute to suboptimal patient care and ineffective resource use. Aims To estimate the proportion of ED visits related to chronic pain at our institution. Methods....