Survey of the practice of spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal analgesic delivery implants for management of pain in Canada

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 281-285

  Peng, Philip W H ^a   Fedoroff, Ingrid ^b   Jacques, Line ^c   Kumar, Krishna ^d  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intrathecal pumps; Neuromodulation; Pain management; Spinal cord stimulators; Survey

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG IMPLANTATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GRANULOMA; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRATHECAL ANALGESIC DELIVERY PUMP; LOW BACK PAIN; MENINGITIS; NEUROMODULATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFUSION PUMP; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN CLINIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICS;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; CANADA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 39049120294     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/312582     Document Type: Article

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