From pain intensity to a holistic composite measure for spinal cord stimulation outcomes

Lisa Goudman; Julie G Pilitsis; Marc Russo; Konstantin V Slavin; Salim M Hayek; Maxime Billot; Manuel Roulaud; Philippe Rigoard; Maarten Moens

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2023.05.016

From pain intensity to a holistic composite measure for spinal cord stimulation outcomes

Br J Anaesth. 2023 Aug;131(2):e43-e48. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.05.016. Epub 2023 Jun 14.

Authors

Lisa Goudman¹, Julie G Pilitsis², Marc Russo³, Konstantin V Slavin⁴, Salim M Hayek⁵, Maxime Billot⁶, Manuel Roulaud⁶, Philippe Rigoard⁷, Maarten Moens⁸

Affiliations

¹ STIMULUS Research Group (reSearch and TeachIng NeuroModULation Uz BruSsel), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Center for Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Pain in Motion Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Research Foundation-Flanders (Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - FWO), Brussels, Belgium; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA. Electronic address: lisa.goudman@vub.be.
² Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA.
³ Hunter Pain Specialists, Broadmeadow, Australia.
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, USA; Neurology Section, Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
⁵ Division of Pain Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
⁶ PRISMATICS Lab (Predictive Research in Spine/Neuromodulation Management and Thoracic Innovation/Cardiac Surgery Laboratory), Poitiers University Hospital, Poitiers, France.
⁷ PRISMATICS Lab (Predictive Research in Spine/Neuromodulation Management and Thoracic Innovation/Cardiac Surgery Laboratory), Poitiers University Hospital, Poitiers, France; Department of Spine Surgery & Neuromodulation, Poitiers University Hospital, Poitiers, France; Prime Institute UPR 3346, CNRS, ISAE-ENSMA, University of Poitiers, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France.
⁸ STIMULUS Research Group (reSearch and TeachIng NeuroModULation Uz BruSsel), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Center for Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Pain in Motion Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 37328304
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.05.016

No abstract available

Keywords: chronic pain management; composite measures; neuromodulation; objective markers; pain measurements; spinal cord stimulation.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Chronic Pain*
Humans
Pain Management
Pain Measurement
Spinal Cord
Spinal Cord Stimulation*
Treatment Outcome