Less Pain Relief, More Depression, and Female Sex Correlate With Spinal Cord Stimulation Explants.

Julia SlyerSamae ScottBreanna SheldonMaria HancuCheyanne BridgerJulie G Pilitsis

Published in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2019)

Our data correlates explants with less pain relief and more depression. Women are more likely to have explants than men. The role of physiologic and psychosocial variables leading to this difference has yet to be elucidated.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
spinal cord
chronic pain
pain management
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
spinal cord injury
polycystic ovary syndrome
mental health
electronic health record
type diabetes
big data
middle aged
postoperative pain
artificial intelligence
data analysis