Ease of Fill Port Access During the Ultrasound-Guided vs. the Blind Refill Technique of Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems With a Raised Septum, a Prospective Comparison Study.
Paolo MainoSander M J van KuijkRoberto S G M PerezEva KoetsierPublished in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2017)
The results of this study suggest that for a RS-IDDS the blind refill technique needs significantly less attempts to enter the reservoir fill port than the US-guided refill technique.