2018
Prevalence and Cost Analysis of Chronic Pain After Hernia Repair: A Potential Alternative Approach With Neurostimulation
Elsamadicy AA, Ashraf B, Ren X, Sergesketter AR, Charalambous L, Kemeny H, Ejikeme T, Yang S, Pagadala P, Parente B, Xie J, Pappas TN, Lad SP. Prevalence and Cost Analysis of Chronic Pain After Hernia Repair: A Potential Alternative Approach With Neurostimulation. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2018, 22: 960-969. PMID: 30320933, PMCID: PMC6465156, DOI: 10.1111/ner.12871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painInpatient/outpatientHernia repairPrescription costsCP cohortOutpatient costsIndex hernia repairPrevalence of CPChronic pain cohortHealthcare resource utilizationHealth care utilizationCurrent treatment paradigmsRetrospective longitudinal studyYears of ageLongitudinal multivariate analysisNonopioid treatmentPain prescriptionsCP diagnosisPain cohortCare utilizationDiagnosis yearTruven MarketScanPain diagnosisTreatment paradigmInclusion criteria
2017
Prevalence of Specific Types of Pain Diagnoses in a Sample of United States Adults.
Murphy KR, Han JL, Yang S, Hussaini SM, Elsamadicy AA, Parente B, Xie J, Pagadala P, Lad SP. Prevalence of Specific Types of Pain Diagnoses in a Sample of United States Adults. Pain Physician 2017, 20: e257-e268. PMID: 28158163, DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2017.e268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative spine diseasePain diagnosisPain conditionsLimb painBack painChronic painSpine diseaseComplex regional pain syndromePost-laminectomy painPost-laminectomy syndromeUnited States patient populationMedicare Supplemental databasesChronic pain conditionsRegional pain syndromeNon-randomized studiesSpecific pain diagnosesUnited States adultsHealth care servicesPain syndromePain patientsPatient populationTruven MarketScanPatient cohortRetrospective analysisPain