Causalgia

causalgia: Complex regional pain syndrome type 2 (CRPS2), or causalgia is a form of complex regional pain syndrome that develops after damage to a peripheral nerve and is characterized by spontaneous pain, allodynia and hyperalgesia , not necessarily limited to the territory of the injured nerve, as well as at some point, edema, changes in skin blood flow or sudomotor dysfunction in the pain area.

Endpoint definition

Name G6_CAUSALGIA
Long name Causalgia
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G564
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G564
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Causalgia

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 226 161 65
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.10 0.13 0.07
Mean age at first event (years) 47.64 47.69 47.52
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 1.77 1.24 3.08

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2.0 2.0 2.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 53.54 54.66 50.77

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Causalgia
after Causalgia

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