Understanding the Impact of Chronic Pain in the Emergency Department: Prevalence and Characteristics of Patients Visiting the Emergency Department for Chronic Pain at an Urban Academic Health Sciences Centre

Rebecca N. Smalla Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada;b The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information

Yaadwinder Shergillb The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;c Centre for Collaborative Health, Oakville, Ontario, CanadaView further author information

Steve Tremblayd Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;e Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information

Jennifer Nellif Department of Anesthesiology, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaView further author information

Danielle Riceb The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;g Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaView further author information

Catherine Smythb The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;d Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;e Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information

Patricia A. Poulinb The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;d Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;h Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]