Pain clinic in Goroka Base Hospital : a retrospective analysis
- Author:
G. Didei
;
G. S. Oberoi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Papua New Guinea medical journal
1994;37(4):214-218
- CountryPapua New Guinea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Over a nine-month period in Goroka Base Hospital 310 patients with chronic pain were treated in the pain clinic. Disabling lower backache was the most common complaint, followed by myofascial disorders and cancer pain. Best results for the management of pain was observed in patients receiving intralesional steroids, followed by intercostal block and lumbar sympathetic block for abdominal malignancies.
