The Neurostimulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC)®: Recommendations for Spinal Cord Stimulation Long-Term Outcome Optimization and Salvage Therapy.
Timothy R DeerMarc RussoJay S GriderDawood SayedTim J LamerDavid M DickersonJonathan M HagedornErika A PetersenMichael A FishmanJames FitzGeraldGanesan BaranidharanDirk De RidderKrishnan V ChakravarthyAdnan Al-KaisyCorey W HunterEric BuchserKenneth ChapmanChris GilliganSalim M HayekSimon ThomsonNatalie StrandJessica JamesonThomas T SimopoulosAjax YangOlivier De CosterFabián CremaschiPaul J ChristoVishal VarshneyStana BojanicRobert M LevyPublished in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2024)
NACC® guidance should be considered for any patient with less-than-optimal outcomes with a stimulation device implanted for treating chronic pain. Consideration should be given to these consensus points to salvage a potentially failed device before explant.