intrathecal pumps
Is the Potential of Intrathecal Therapy Underappreciated?
Despite the anticipated benefits of intrathecal drug delivery, few specialists truly appreciate its potential.
OCTOBER 15, 2024
ON PAIN: Where Do We Go From Here? Pain Care in the COVID-19 Era
The pandemic has shown providers some good practices to incorporate moving forward, even in a post-pandemic world.
AUGUST 30, 2021
More Education Needed to Increase Use of Intrathecal Drug Therapy
Patients with chronic pain who are switched to intrathecal drug therapy experience decreases in pain scores and ...
JULY 6, 2021
Targeted Drug Delivery Shows Benefit for Multiple Outcome Measures in Noncancer Pain
The use of intrathecal targeted drug delivery via an implanted pain pump offers significant benefits over ...
JULY 6, 2021
Interventional Pain Physicians Ponder How to Treat Pain in Post-COVID World
As pain care providers strive to reorient their practices to tackle the ongoing global pandemic’s unique ...
MARCH 11, 2021
Integrating Intrathecal Pump Data Into Clinical Record Significantly Improves Outcomes
A proactive management strategy of care coordination, in conjunction with a database built into the electronic ...
JULY 20, 2020
Postdural Puncture Headache After SCS, Intrathecal Pain Pump Likely Requires Epidural Blood Patch
A retrospective chart review of 549 SCS and 503 intrathecal pump patients found that about 2% of SCS patients had ...
JUNE 16, 2020
FDA Approves Programmable Pump System
The FDA has given marketing approval to the Prometra II 40-mL programmable pump and its associated programmer ...
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Updated Practice Guidelines Released for Intrathecal Drug Therapy for Pain
Solid evidence for the safety and efficacy of intrathecal ziconotide now exists and should be weighed when ...
MARCH 16, 2017
Intrathecal Pumps in Cancer: Start Treatment Earlier
Overall, in my experience, earlier implantation of intrathecal infusion pumps results in excellent pain relief, ...
FEBRUARY 22, 2017