2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-503. Spinal cord stimulation reduces opiate use in patients with chronic pain

503. Spinal cord stimulation reduces opiate use in patients with chronic pain

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In the video, Dr. Lucy Gee discusses a study on the use of spinal cord stimulation to reduce opioid use in patients with chronic pain. The study included 86 patients who were scheduled for spinal cord stimulation surgery and evaluated their pain levels and opioid use before and one year after the surgery. The results showed that patients who eliminated or did not use opioids prior to the surgery had better outcomes in terms of pain relief and disability compared to those who continued using opioids. However, the study was limited by the lack of a control group and variable completion rates for the outcome measures. Despite these limitations, the study suggests that spinal cord stimulation can be an effective pain management strategy to reduce reliance on opioids. The study was discussed by Ab Gulkarni and Kim Berchiel. No specific credits were mentioned.

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Lucy Gee

Keywords

spinal cord stimulation

opioid use

chronic pain

pain relief

disability