Effectiveness and Safety of Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由FJPMHuygen著作·2020·被引用11次—DRGstimulationisaneffectiveandsafetherapyforvariousetiologiesofchronicpain.

Introduction: Since it became available in the mid-2010s, dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation has become part of the armamentarium to treat chronic pain. To date, one randomized controlled trial, and several studies of moderate sample size and various etiologies have been published on this topic. We conducted a pooled analysis to investigate the generalizability of individual studies and to identify differences in outcome between chronic pain etiologic subgroups and/or pain location.

Materials and methods: One prospective, randomized comparative trial and six prospective, single-arm, observational studies were identified that met pre-defined acceptance criteria. Pain scores and patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures were weighted by study sample sizes and pooled. Safety data are reported in aggregate form.

Results: Our analysis included 217 patients with a permanent implant at 1...