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Curr Pain Headache Rep · Feb 2025
ReviewConsenting for Spinal Cord Stimulation - the Pitfalls and Solution.
- Vivek Mehta, Rajesh Munglani, Giles Eyre, Gaurav Bajaj, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, and Kavita Poply.
- Barts Health NHS Trust, Pain Research Centre, London, UK.
- Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2025 Feb 1; 29 (1): 4444.
Purpose Of ReviewTo discuss the importance of the consenting process for patients undergoing spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy and understanding related complications and effects.Recent FindingsLitigation for SCS/DRG related complications can be very costly, with the mean average settlement in cases relating to SCS being $303,173 dollars in the USA. According to the US Anaesthesia Closed Claims Project database, 10,546 claims related to pain medicine were made between 1990 and 2013; 43 of which were associated with SCS complications. This article will further explore consenting and complications within the context of SCS. Consenting for SCS is a crucial and very important step which potentially reflect on patients' expectations and outcomes.© 2025. Crown.
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