Clinical characteristics of patients with pregnancy-related chronic pain visiting pain clinic
10.3760/cma.j.cn131073-20250323-01014
- VernacularTitle:妊娠相关慢性疼痛患者疼痛科就诊的临床特征
- Author:
Dan WANG
1
;
Qingshan LIU
1
;
Lei HUA
1
;
Kai SHA
1
;
Beibei ZHOU
1
;
Shu ZHANG
1
;
Xiaofeng SHEN
1
;
Li YUE
1
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学附属妇产医院（南京市妇幼保健院）疼痛科，南京 210028
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pregnancy;
Chronic pain;
Ambulatory care;
Clinical characteristics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology
2025;45(10):1304-1308
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with pregnancy-related chronic pain visiting the pain clinic.Methods:The number of pregnant patients who completed a pregnancy registration at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University from 2022 to 2024 was collected. The medical records were reviewed to identify the patients who visited the department of pain of our hospital due to chronic pain related to pregnancy. The clinical characteristics such as the visiting situation, gestational weeks, age and types of pain were analyzed.Results:From 2022 to 2024, the total number of registered pregnant patients was 64, 818, of which, 2, 224 cases visited the pain clinic, and the annual proportions of pregnancy-related chronic pain visits were 2.540%, 3.836% and 3.889% respectively. Among the patients who attended the clinic, 77.97% were pregnant (5.82% in early pregnancy, 41.93% in mid-pregnancy, and 52.25% in late pregnancy), and 21.03% were postpartum patients. A total of 83.72% were aged 20-34 yr. The types of pain were pelvic girdle pain (40.96%), limb joint pain (28.82%), low back pain (14.16%), cervical spondylosis (3.64%), peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome (3.42%), headache (2.97%), chest and back pain (2.79%), pelvic and perineal pain (1.66%), neuralgia (0.94%) and other pains (0.63%).Conclusions:From 2022 to 2024, the proportion of registered pregnant women at our hospital who visited to the pain clinic due to pregnancy-related chronic pain increases year by year. The common types of pain are pelvic girdle pain, limb joint pain and low back pain.
