| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is used to treat chronic pain and requires an awake patient for optimized lead positioning to locate paresthesias. Epidural anesthesia may be a suitable anesthetic but has not been evaluated. METHODS: We performed an open-label, prospective, observational, single-center study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laminectomy lead placement under epidural anesthesia for the treatment of neuropathic chronic pain. RESULTS: The results in our study demonstrate that epidural anesthesia is a suitable technique for SCS lead implant. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study using epidural anesthesia for SCS lead implants by laminectomy. The technique seems to be safe and effective. |
| Authors | María Luisa García-Pérez, Rafael Badenes, Guillermo García-March, Vicente Bordes, Francisco Javier Belda
(Affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Avda, Blasco Ibañez 17, 46010 Valencia, Spain.)
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| Journal | Anesthesia and analgesia
(Anesth Analg)
Vol. 105
Issue 5
Pg. 1458-61, table of contents
(Nov 2007)
ISSN: 1526-7598 United States |
| PMID | 17959983
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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| Topics |
- Aged
- Anesthesia, Epidural
(instrumentation, methods)
- Electric Stimulation Therapy
(instrumentation, methods)
- Female
- Humans
- Laminectomy
(instrumentation, methods)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain, Intractable
(pathology, surgery)
- Prospective Studies
- Spinal Cord
(pathology, surgery)
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