Pocket pain, does location matter: a single-centre retrospective study of patients implanted with a spinal cord stimulator.

Ganesan BaranidharanBeatrice BrethertonGemma RichertThomas KayNathan MarshBethan RobertsCharlotte Romanis

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2020)

These findings suggest that IPG site pain is a common complication, contributing to SCS revisions and explantation. This study shows that anatomical factors and baseline characteristics of individual patients may contribute to IPG site pain and indicates that exploration of potential factors leading to IPG revision is required.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
spinal cord
end stage renal disease
neuropathic pain
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
pain management
spinal cord injury
climate change
patient reported