Opioid use and spinal cord stimulation therapy: The long game
Hwang BY, Negoita S, Duy PQ, Tesay Y, Anderson WS. Opioid use and spinal cord stimulation therapy: The long game. Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2021, 84: 50-52. PMID: 33485599, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorphine equivalent dosageSpinal cord stimulationSCS implantationOpioid requirementsCertain chronic pain disordersPre-operative risk assessmentSpinal cord stimulation therapyDaily opioid consumptionOpioid consumption patternsOpioid-naïve patientsPre-operative baselineChronic pain disordersRigorous patient selectionPost-operative evaluationOpioid consumptionOpioid statusNaïve patientsOpioid usageMost patientsOpioid useSCS therapyPain disordersPatient selectionTreatment failureCord stimulation