Open AccessIntrathecal Drug Delivery Systems Survey: Trends in Utilization in Pain Practice
Author(s) -
Alaa Abd-Sayed,
Kenneth Fiala,
Jacqueline Weibstein,
Puneet Chopra,
Christopher Wai Kei Lam,
Hemant Kalia,
Navdeep Jassal,
Amitabh Gulati,
Dawood Sayed,
Timothy R. Deer
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s344409
Subject(s) - medicine , intrathecal , pain medicine , modalities , fentanyl , morphine , anesthesiology , family medicine , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , anesthesia , social science , sociology
The use of intrathecal drug delivery for chronic and cancer pain medicine has been established for decades. However, optimization and utilization of this technique still lag behind other modalities for pain control. Some of this may be due to variability of surgical technique, medication usage and education. It is currently unclear on whether or not practitioners follow available algorithms for the use of intrathecal drug delivery systems.