title: [Study of prevalence of pain at the Juan Canalejo Hospital in La Coruña].
abstract: A study of prevalence of pain conducted in 812 patients admitted in the Juan Canalejo Hospital in La Coruña (Spain). This is primarily an adult hospital. Of the 650 patients whose replies were deemed valid, 35.69% were suffering pain. Other findings were that the sociocultural level of the patients affected their assessment of pain and that 46.12% of those who were suffering pain were not receiving analgesics at that time. Magnesium dipyrone, a combination of paracetamol and codeine and morphine were the most commonly used drugs, although there was clearunderuse of analgesic.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Barro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lopez-Suso
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carpintero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics
vernacular_title: Estudio de la prevalencia del dolor en el Hospital Juan Canalejo de La Coruña.