Recommendations for patient selection in spinal cord stimulation

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1295-1302

  Atkinson, L ^a   Sundaraj, S R ^b   Brooker, C ^c   O'Callaghan, J ^d   Teddy, P ^e   Salmon, J ^f   Semple, T ^g   Majedi, P M ^h  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Axxon Pain Medicine   (Australia)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Bethesda Hospital   (Australia)

^g ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic pain management; Referral; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LEAD;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE II; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIQUORRHEA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENINGITIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 80052100543     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.02.025     Document Type: Review

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