Longer Delay From Chronic Pain to Spinal Cord Stimulation Results in Higher Healthcare Resource Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A shorter delay time from chronic pain diagnosis to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) implantation may make it more likely to achieve lasting therapeutic efficacy with SCS. The objective of this analysis was to determine the impact of pain-to-SCS time on patients' post-implant healthcare resource utilization (HCRU).

Methods

A retrospective observational study was performed using a real-world patient cohort derived from MarketScan(®) Commercial and Medicare Supplemental claims data bases from April 2008 through March 2013. The predictor variable was the time from the first diagnosis of chronic pain to permanent SCS implant. Using multivariable analysis, we studied the impact of pain-to-SCS time on HCRU in the first year post-implant. For some regression tests, patien

SUBMITTER: Lad SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4961539 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature