Intrathecal pumps

Implantable intrathecal pumps for chronic pain: highlights and updates.

Management of chronic pain by intrathecal delivery is gaining increasing use. The aim of this article is to review the literature pertinent to implantable devices used for treatment of chronic pain, and to highlight what is known. Articles were obtained from Medline database and reviewed. Practical patient selection criteria, trial management, and surgical technique are described. Expert consen...

Subfascial implantation of intrathecal baclofen pumps in children: technical note.

OBJECTIVE Indwelling intrathecal drug delivery systems are becoming increasingly important as a method of neuromodulation within the nervous system. In particular, intrathecal baclofen therapy has shown efficacy and safety in the management of spasticity and dystonia in children. The most common complications leading to explantation of the pumps are skin breakdown and infection at the pump impl...

Executive summary Intrathecal pumps for giving opioids in chronic pain: a systematic review

Intrathecal pumps for giving opioids in chronic pain: a systematic review.

Programmable intrathecal pumps for the management of chronic pain: recommendations for improved efficiency

The management of chronic pain can be very challenging. Often, physicians employ intrathecal (IT) drug delivery systems as a last resort to relieve intractable pain. The system consists of an implantable pump that stores and delivers medication through a catheter to the IT space. Programmability is achieved by positioning an external devise over the implanted pump to change the mode of drug del...