Demographic Characteristics and Medical Service Use of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Patients at an Integrated Treatment Hospital Focusing on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Retrospective Review of Electronic Medical Records
Table 3
Types and frequency of treatment used at the two hospitals of Korean medicine.
Total ()
Outpatients ()
Inpatients ()
Average number of sessions (SD)a
15.75 (18.17)
12.26 (15.88)
34.85 (18.17)
Total sessions
Number of patients
Mean number of sessions per patient
Total sessions
Number of patients
Mean number of sessions per patient
Total sessions
Number of patients
Mean number of sessions per patient
Acupunctureb
9269
615 (88%)
15
4935
505 (85%)
10
4334
110 (99%)
39
Herbal medicinec
43229
511 (73%)
85
36094
416 (70%)
87
7135
95 (86%)
75
Electroacupunctureb
6428
492 (70%)
13
3559
391 (66%)
9
2829
101 (91%)
28
Pharmacopunctureb
5139
489 (69%)
11
2768
381 (64%)
7
2371
108 (97%)
22
Bee venom pharmacopunctureb
3579
269 (38%)
13
2307
195 (33%)
12
1272
74 (67%)
17
Chunab
2696
237 (34%)
11
1795
176 (30%)
10
901
61 (55%)
15
Korean medicine physical therapyb
3226
280 (40%)
12
1098
173 (29%)
6
2128
107 (96%)
20
Pharmacological therapyc
1008
53 (8%)
19
566
26 (5%)
21
442
27 (24%)
16
Injectionsd
72
26 (4%)
3
17
11 (2%)
1.5
55
15 (14%)
3.7
Nerve blocksd
80
37 (6%)
2
62
13 (2%)
1.8
56
24 (22%)
2.3
Patients may have received multiple treatment interventions during each session; therefore, the total number of patients is not equal to the total number of patients who received treatment.
aOne day of hospital stay was considered equivalent to 1 hospital visit.
bFrequency of treatment was set at once or twice a week for outpatient treatment and daily for inpatient treatment.
cDays of medication intake.
dApplied as necessary.
