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Papers of the Week

Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / The Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Spinal Cord Stimulation Effectiveness in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Patients.

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2020 Jan


Neuromodulation


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31710411?dopt=Abstract


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The Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Spinal Cord Stimulation Effectiveness in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Patients.

Authors

The Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Spinal Cord Stimulation Effectiveness in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Patients.
Mekhail N, Costandi S, Mehanny DS, Armanyous S, Saied O, Taco-Vasquez E, Saweris Y
Neuromodulation. 2020 Jan; 23(1):133-139.
PMID: 31710411.

Abstract

We aim to investigate the correlation of smoking and spinal cord stimulation (SCS) effectiveness for pain relief in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) patients while controlling for possible confounding factors including opioid intake.
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