奈良県立医科大学ぺインクリニック外来2年間の動向（1988年，1989年の統計的検討）

Abstract

The Tooal unmbbers of out-patients visiting our pain-clinic were 158 cases in 1988 and 160 cases in 1989. Types of pains and numbers of patients in 1989 were as follows : Cancer-related pain 330 (19%) post-herpetic neuralgia 26 (16%) Neck and shoulder pain 26 (16%) Reflex sympathetic dystrophy 20 (13%) Low-back pain 19 (12%) Head and facial pain 16 (10%) Peripheral vascular disorder 11 (6%) Others 12 (7%) Neural blocks performed in 1988 numbered 1,835 and 2,387 in 1989 ; sympathetic blocks such as epidural block and stellate ganglion block were the most frequently employed therapeutic procedures for pain management. We have to supervise patients carefully for about 30-60 minutes after neural blocks for the prevention of unexected adverse reactions. It is important to enhance medical facilities, including large space for therapy and staff increasing.