TABLE 6.

Health care resources use (HCRU) scores in patients enrolled in the Neuropathic Pain Clinic (Calgary, Alberta)

HCRU criterion	Visit 1	Visit 2	Visit 3
Outpatient surgeries or procedures*	0.94±0.19	0.75±0.28	0.52±0.18†
Emergency room admissions*	0.87±0.16	0.64±0.20	0.44±0.14†
Number of other outpatient doctor visits*	3.8±1.2	2.4±1.1‡	1.7±1.1†

Data presented as mean ± SD. Bonferroni corrections were applied for the 15 different questions posed over one calendar year. Data with statistical significance are displayed in bold. To maintain brevity, questions not achieving statistical significance are not presented.

^*Assessment was over the previous calendar year;

^†Matched ANOVA: P<0.0033 between visits 1 and 3;

^‡Matched ANOVA: P<0.0033 between visits 1 and 2