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    Pain as a disease in the new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11): Latin American expert consensus.
    (2024) Narvaez Tamayo, Marco A; Aguayo, Carlos; Atencio, Elias; Garcia, Joao Batista; Cabrera, Carmen; Castañeda, Celina; Castroman, Pablo; Elizeche, Graciela; Gomez, Patricia; Guaycochea, Santiago; Guerrero, Marixa; Guillen, Rocio; Pereira, Carla Leal; López, Guillermo; Macias, Jacqueline; Martinez, Bethania; Mejia, Felipe; Orrillo, Enrique; Oliveira, José O; Piedimonte, Fabian; Samayoa, Francisco; Toro, Martin
    Aims: Pain diagnoses in the 10th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) did not adequately support the current management of pain. Therefore, we aimed to review the new 11th revision (ICD-11) in order to analyze its usefulness for the management, coding, research and education of chronic pain from a Latin American perspective. Methods: The Latin American Federation of Associations for the Study of Pain convened a meeting of pain experts in Lima, Peru. Pain specialists from 14 Latin American countries attended the consensus meeting. Results: In ICD-11, chronic pain is defined as pain that persists or recurs longer than 3 months and is subdivided into seven categories: chronic primary pain and six types of chronic secondary pain. Chronic primary pain is now considered a disease in itself, and not a mere symptom of an underlying disease. Conclusion: The novel definition and classification of chronic pain in ICD-11 is helpful for better medical care, research and health statistics. ICD-11 will improve chronic pain management in Latin American countries, for both the pain specialist and the primary care physician.