
e-Journal – Issue 2025a
• LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
• THE PREVALENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT NEUROPATHIC CHRONIC PAIN IN A GREEK TERTIARY HOSPITAL PAIN CLINIC.AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.
• WHERE, WHEN AND WHY DO PATIENTS DIE AT THE HOSPITAL?
• ΣΥΝΔΡΟΜΗ ΤΟΥ ΕΘΝΙΚΟΥ ΚΕΝΤΡΟΥ ΆΜΕΣΗΣ ΒΟΗΘΕΙΑΣ (ΕΚΑΒ) ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΣΕ ΕΠΕΙΓΟΥΣΑ ΕΚΚΕΝΩΣΗ ΝΟΣΟΚΟΜΕΙΟΥ.
• A CASE OF NUTMEG POISONING AND LI


Letter from the Editors
In the current issue of the Greek e-journal of Perioperative Medicine various articles are presented concerning perioperative and emergency medicine.


The prevalence and management of benign and malignant neuropathic chronic pain in a Greek Tertiary Hospital Pain Clinic. An Observational Study
Neuropathic pain is a complex condition which encompasses both benign (e.g. trigeminal / post – herpetic neuralgia) and malignant etiologies. The effective management of both types of neuropathic pain often requires a multimodal approach to be relieved.


Από τι, που και πότε πεθαίνουν οι ασθενείς στο νοσοκομείο
The incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest (CA) in Europe is 1.5-2.8 CAs per 1000 hospital admissions with differences among hospitals and countries. Causes of CA are traditionally classified as cardiac and non-cardiac. However, clinical etiological diagnosis is often different compared to postmortem examination findings. The aim of the present study was to record and investigate reasons, location and timing of in-hospital CAs.


Συνδρομή του Εθνικού Κέντρου Άμεσης Βοήθειας (ΕΚΑΒ) Θεσσαλονίκης σε επείγουσα εκκένωση νοσοκομείου
Literature proves that hospital evacuation during a disaster has been a challenging operation. Every case is unique due to the dynamic nature of the disaster and the local /regional characteristics (infrastructure, human factors, and logistics). The present article reviews participation of emergency medical system Thessaloniki’s Department during a tertiary hospital evacuation due to a large-scale wildfire in Northern Greece.


A case of nutmeg poisoning and literature review
Spices have been used as both food flavouring and preservative agents for centuries. Among them, nutmeg is a commonly used spice. Misuse or abuse of nutmeg can have several toxic effects, due mainly to myristicin oil. We report a case of intentional nutmeg abuse in young man and review the relevant literature upon the subject.