Intrathecal baclofen pumps in the management of hypertonia in childhood: a UK and Ireland wide survey.
Rajib LodhSam AminAmr AmmarLucy BellisPhillip BrinkAmedeo CalistoDarach CrimminsPaul EunsonRobert ForsythJohn GooddenMargaret KaminskaJoanne KehoeMartin KirkpatrickRam KumarJane LeonardAlice LordingKatherine MartinRussell MillerSantosh R MordekarBenedetta PettoriniMartin SmithRachel SmithChristine SneadeAndrea WhitneyMichael VloeberghsHesham ZakiDaniel E LumsdenPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood (2021)
ITB pumps were most frequently used for non-ambulant CYP with cerebral palsy and existence of spasticity and/or dystonia in the UK and Ireland. Most CYP were receiving a continuous dose of ITB. There is significant variation in the number of paediatric ITB pumps across UK and Ireland. There is a need for development of nationally accepted paediatric referral criteria and clinical standards for ITB use.