Implantable Drug Delivery Systems for Intractable Chronic Pain Management: 4th Annual Perry Fine Lecture at West Virginia University

Timothy Deer, MD

President and CEO
The Center for Pain Relief
Charleston, West Virginia
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
West Virginia University School of Medicine

Implantable drug delivery systems can be effective for the long-term management of appropriately selected patients with intractable pain associated with various disease states. Here, Dr. Deer discusses intrathecal drug delivery, including proper patient selection, considerations for multidrug therapy, and potential adverse events.

References

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2. Deer TR. A critical time for practice change in the pain treatment continuum: we need to reconsider the role of pumps in the patient care algorithm. Pain Med. 2010;11(7):987-9.
3. Krames E, Poree L, Deer T, Levy R. Implementing the SAFE principles for the development of pain medicine therapeutic algorithms that include neuromodulation techniques. Neuromodulation. 2009;12(2):104-113.

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