Reducing wait times could improve spinal cord stimulator success for chronic pain

Friday, March 7, 2014 - 09:01 in Health & Medicine

Success rates soared to 75% for patients who waited less than 2 years for a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implant, compared with 15% for patients whose implants happened 20 years after the onset of pain, according to a retrospective analysis. The length of time patients waited for a referral also varied by specialty.

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