Abstract
Objective: To report about the safe use of a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) and a permanent cardiac pacemaker (PPM). Design: Open-label case report. Case Description: A 75-year-oid male with a history of diabetic polyneuropathy and a permanent pacemaker was followed for 6 months after implantation of a SCS. Conclusion: The simultaneous use of bipolar SCS in a patient with a PPM is not contraindicated. However, because false inhibition of a cardiac pacemaker may potentially lead to serious events, individual testing is mandatory to ascertain safety in each patient.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 249-252 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Pain Physician |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2006 |
Keywords
- Cardiac pacemaker
- Chronic pain
- Diabetic polyneuropathy
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Spinal cord stimulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
