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Background: Pain prevalence during hospital admission is variable, with estimates ranging from 32 to 77%. Aim: To determine pain prevalence during admission to a clinical hospital. Material and Methods: Patients admitted to medical and surgical wards were interrogated about the presence of pain within 48 to 72 hours after admission. Subjective pain was analyzed using a scale ranging from 0 to 10. Data was analyzed separately for medical, surgical, and obstetrical patients. Results: A total of 736 patients aged 18 to 94 years (416 women) were recruited. Pain prevalence at 48 hours after admission was 56% (95% confidence intervals (CI (52.7 to 60.1). Pain prevalence in medical, surgical and obstetric patients was 37% (95% CI 31.4 to 42.1), 70% (95% CI 64.5 to 75.5) and 77% (95% CI 68.6 to 84), respectively. The median pain intensities in medical, surgical, and obstetrical patients were 7 (interquartile range (IQR) 6-8), 7 (IQR 5-8) y 7 (IQR 5-8), respectively. Conclusions: The prevalence of pain among patients admitted to the hospital is high, especially in obstetric and surgical units.
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adolescente , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Adulto Jovem , Dor/epidemiologia , Admissão do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Argentina/epidemiologia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Medição da Dor , Comorbidade , Prevalência , Estudos Transversais , Estatísticas não ParamétricasRESUMO
Celtis tala (e. tala) is a tree, widely distributed in Argentina. Its signijicance as a source of allergic sensitisation is still unclea. Our aim was to partially characterise the IgE binding proteins of e. tala pollen. Skin prick tests using e. tala pollen extract were carried out in 25 patients with respiratOl)' allergy. e. tala extract elicited positive skin reactions in jive patients. Sensitised patients showed increased specijic IgE levels to e. tala by immunodot. Immunoblotting assay demonstrated IgE binding to proteins of 50 kDa and 55 kDa. e. tala pollen extract is allergenically potent requiring approximately 50 ng of se((-protein for 50 percent inhibition of IgE binding in ELISA inhibition, whereas no cross-inhibition was detected with other types of pollen wide¿v distributed in Argentina (Helianthus annuus and Prosopis spp.). Thus, these results taken together indicate that proteins of 5 O kDa and 55 kDa may be considered as specijic allergens of e. tala pollen.