16 May 2024 : Clinical Research
Prevalence and Management of Chronic Pain, Including Neuropathic Pain, in Dialysis Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
Klaudia Kitala-Tańska
1ABDEF*, Ewa Kania-Zimnicka2AB, Damian Tański 3CDEF, Norbert Kwella 4BDE, Tomasz Stompór 4ADEF, Małgorzata Stompór 5ADEF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943808
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943808
Table 4 The most prevalent potential causes of neuropathic pain.
| Cause | Number of patients* |
|---|---|
| Diabetic neuropathy | 7 |
| Neoplasms | 3 |
| Persistent postoperative pain | 4 |
| Non-diabetic polyneuropathy** | 8 |
| Chronic back pain syndrome | 3 |
| Neuropathy secondary to ischemia | 7 |
| Alcoholism | 2 |
| Status after a stroke | 2 |
| Past COVID-19 | 1 |
| Undeterminable cause | 1 |
| * There were multiple potential causes for a given case; ** like: autoimmune disease, injury, uremic neuropathy. | |