Why Algologists Underworked in the Pandemic?

IF 0.1 Q4 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Gazi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.12996/gmj.2023.79

Gevher Rabia, Genc Perdecioğlu, Damla Yuruk, Pandemide Algologlar, Neden Az, Çalıştı

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Background: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of applications to the Algology Outpatient Clinic and the interventional treatments applied. Methods: The clinical and demographic data of the patients who applied to the Algology Outpatient Clinic between 01.03.2019 and 01.03.2021 were scanned retrospectively. Patients were classified in terms of age, gender, cause of pain and interventional treatment. According to the data obtained, the patients were divided into two groups as before the pandemic (Group I) and during the pandemic (Group II). Results: A total of 14412 patient (9194 patients in Group I and 5218 patients in Group II) data were analyzed. In both Group II (63.3%) and Group I (69.4%) women's admission rate was higher. The mean age was 61.0 in Group II and 55.5 in Group I. Interventional treatment application rate was lower in Group II (13%) than Group I (52.4%). The most common interventional treatment was for myofascial pain in Group I (p=0.001) and for low back pain in Group II (p=0.001). In addition, the rate of interventional treatment for joint pain (p=0.035) in Group I, upper extremity pain (p=0.001) and headache (p=0.020) in Group II was higher. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a decrease in the number of patients who applied to the Algology Outpatient Clinic and the rate of interventional treatments applied. Pharmacological agents preferred more in the treatment. During the pandemic, the rate of interventional treatments for low back pain, headache and extremity pain increased.

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为什么算法学家在大流行病中工作不足？

背景：本研究的目的是研究新冠肺炎大流行对Algology门诊部的应用数量和所应用的介入治疗的影响。方法：回顾性分析2019年3月1日至2021年3月31日期间在Algology门诊就诊的患者的临床和人口学资料。根据年龄、性别、疼痛原因和介入治疗对患者进行分类。根据获得的数据，患者被分为两组，分别为疫情前（第一组）和疫情期间（第二组）。结果：共分析了14412例患者（第一组9194例，第二组5218例）的数据。在第二组（63.3%）和第一组（69.4%）中，女性的入院率均较高。II组的平均年龄为61.0岁，I组为55.5岁。II组的介入治疗应用率（13%）低于I组（52.4%）。最常见的介入治疗是I组的肌筋膜疼痛（p=0.001）和II组的腰痛（p=0.001）。此外，I组的关节疼痛介入治疗率（p=0.035），上肢疼痛（p＝0.001）和头痛（p＝0.020）在II组中较高。结论：新冠肺炎大流行导致Algology门诊的患者人数和介入治疗的应用率下降。在治疗中首选药物。在疫情期间，腰痛、头痛和四肢疼痛的介入治疗率增加。

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Gazi Medical Journal MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

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0.30

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105

审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： Gazi Medical Journal is being published from 1990 four times annually. Gazi Medical Journal is an international journal presenting research results in all medical fields, with the aim of becoming the premier source of high quality research from Eastern Europe , Middle East and Asia. The Gazi Medical Journal is peer-reviewed and is published quarterly in paper and electronic version. The language of the Gazi Medical Journal is English and Turkish. Offerings include research articles, rapid communications, case reports, letters to the editor, meta-analyses and commentaries