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Correspondence| Volume 37, ISSUE 9, P1790-1792, September 01, 2019

Lack of associations of substance use and mental health with self-reported pain scores among emergency department patients

Published:February 18, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2019.02.026
Lack of associations of substance use and mental health with self-reported pain scores among emergency department patients
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      The most common complaint among Emergency Department (ED) patients is pain [
      • Niska R.
      • Bhuiya F.
      • Xu J.
      National hospital ambulatory medical care survey: 2007 emergency department summary.
      in: National Health Statistics Reports; No 26. National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD2010
      ]. Pain scores have been shown to be influenced by factors such as race, age, and gender [
      • Marco C.A.
      • Kanitz W.
      • Jolly M.
      Pain scores among emergency department (ED) patients: comparison by ED diagnosis.
      J Emerg Med. 2013; 44: 46-52
      ,
      • Marco C.A.
      • Marco A.P.
      • Buderer N.F.
      • Jones J.M.
      Pain perception among ED patients with headache: responses to standardized painful stimuli.
      J Emerg Med. 2007; 32: 1-6
      ,
      • Marco C.A.
      • Nagel J.
      • Klink E.
      • Baehren D.
      Factors associated with self-reported pain scores among emergency department (ED) patients.
      Am J Emerg Med. 2012; 30: 331-337
      ]. Addiction disorders are frequently encountered in the ED environment [
      • Hansagi H.
      • Engdahl B.
      • Romelsjö A.
      Predictors of repeated emergency department visits among persons treated for addiction.
      Eur Addict Res. 2012; 18: 47-53
      ,
      • Liu S.W.
      • Nagurney J.T.
      • Chang Y.
      • Parry B.A.
      • Smulowitz P.
      • Atlas S.J.
      Frequent ED users: are most visits for mental health, alcohol, and drug-related complaints?.
      Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Oct; 31: 1512-1515
      ,
      • Gorchynski J.
      • Kelly K.
      Analgesia and addiction in emergency department patients with acute pain exacerbations.
      Cal J Emerg Med. 2005 Jan; 6: 3-8
      ].
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      Publication History

      Published online: February 18, 2019
      Accepted: February 18, 2019
      Received: February 16, 2019

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2019.02.026

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