Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 178-182, July 2007

Complications of neurostimulation

  • Don M. Woods, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Donald Woods, MD, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Mather B270, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106.
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  • Salim M. Hayek, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Marshall Bedder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Coastal Pain Management and Rehabilitation, Bradenton, Florida.

Neurostimulation is a powerful technique used to treat a multitude of chronic painful conditions. Its effectiveness continues to expand with technologic advances. As with any interventional procedure, complications have been identified. These complications are broadly divided into biological and hardware-related. The goal of this paper is to review these complications and to outline strategies to prevent and manage them.

Keywords: Spinal cord stimulation, Neurostimulation, Epidural hematoma, Epidural abscess, Infection, Hardware failure

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PII: S1084-208X(07)00052-3

doi:10.1053/j.trap.2007.05.012

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 178-182, July 2007

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