Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Chronic Postoperative Pain Following Thoracic Surgery: A Pilot Study.
Chronic pain
nerve block
postoperative pain
spinal ganglia
thoracic surgery
Journal
Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society
ISSN: 1525-1403
Titre abrégé: Neuromodulation
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9804159
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
revised:
13
07
2020
received:
27
05
2020
accepted:
05
08
2020
pubmed:
11
9
2020
medline:
19
8
2021
entrez:
10
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) is defined as persistent pain following a thoracotomy and has an incidence of 21-61%. Dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG-S) is a form of neuromodulation that modulates pain signal transmission to the spinal cord. The aims of this study were to investigate the efficacy of DRG-S for the management of PTPS and to assess the role of thoracic paravertebral blocks (t-PVB) as a tool for prediction of success of DRG-S. In this prospective study, we included all patients undergoing thoracic surgery, with PTPS not responding to pharmacotherapy and treated with DRG-S from September 2018 to February 2019. t-PVB followed by a percutaneous DRG-S trial was performed on all patients. Pain intensity was assessed through a numeric rating scale (NRS) and Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4) at baseline, post-trial, at 14 days, 90 days, and at one year after DRG-S implantation. Data summarized as continuous variables were expressed as means and standard deviations (SDs), and categorical variables were expressed as raw numbers and percentages. Four patients out of 51 who underwent thoracic surgery at our institution surveyed were included (mean age ± SD, 56 ± 16 years old). Mean NRS and DN4 were, respectively, 7.2 ± 0.96 SD and 8.2 ± 0.5 SD at baseline, 2.5 ± 0.6 SD and 3.2 ± 0.5 SD after t-PVB, 2.2 ± 0.5 SD and 2.2 ± 0.5 SD at 14 days, 90 days, and at one year after DRG-S implantation. No complications or side effects were reported. Our preliminary results show that DRG-S is an effective therapy for PTPS after thoracic surgery. In addition, thoracic paravertebral blocks performed prior to DRG-S correlated with a positive outcome with treatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32909359
doi: 10.1111/ner.13265
pii: S1094-7159(21)00015-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
774-778Informations de copyright
© 2020 International Neuromodulation Society.
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