Rate of perioperative neurological complications after surgery for cervical spinal cord stimulation

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作者
Chan, Andrew K. [1 ]
Winkler, Ethan A. [1 ]
Jacques, Line [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurol Surg, 505 Parnassus Ave,M779, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
关键词
cervical spinal cord stimulation; SCS; neurostimulation; neuromodulation; REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; TERM-FOLLOW-UP; CONTROLLED-TRIAL; COST-EFFECTIVENESS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; PADDLE LEADS; MANAGEMENT; ELECTRODE; IMPLANTATION; REOPERATION;
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10.3171/2015.10.SPINE15670
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
OBJECTIVE Cervical spinal cord stimulation (cSCS) is used to treat pain of the cervical region and upper extremities. Case reports and small series have shown a relatively low risk of complication after cSCS, with only a single reported case of perioperative spinal cord injury in the literature. Catastrophic cSCS-associated spinal cord injury remains a concern as a result of underreporting. To aid in preoperative counseling, it is necessary to establish a minimum rate of spinal cord injury and surgical complication following cSCS. METHODS The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) is a stratified sample of 20% of all patient discharges from non-federal hospitals in the United States. The authors identified discharges with a primary procedure code for spinal cord stimulation (ICD-9 03.93) associated with a primary diagnosis of cervical pathology from 2002 to 2011. They then analyzed short-term safety outcomes including the presence of spinal cord injury and neurological, medical, and general perioperative complications and compared outcomes using univariate analysis. RESULTS Between 2002 and 2011, there were 2053 discharges for cSCS. The spinal cord injury rate was 0.5%. The rates of any neurological, medical, and general perioperative complications were 1.1%, 1.4%, and 11.7%, respectively. There were no deaths. CONCLUSIONS In the largest series of cSCS, the risk of spinal cord injury was higher than previously reported (0.5%). Nonetheless, this procedure remains relatively safe, and physicians may use these data to corroborate the safety of cSCS in an appropriately selected patient population. This may become a key treatment option in an increasingly opioid-dependent, aging population.
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