PMID- 26559374
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170127
LR  - 20220210
IS  - 1525-1403 (Electronic)
IS  - 1094-7159 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 5
DP  - 2016 Jul
TI  - A Survey of Spinal Cord Stimulator Use by Chronic Pain Patients While Driving.
PG  - 487-91
LID - 10.1111/ner.12367 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: The study aims to assess utilization of spinal cord stimulator (SCS) 
      devices while driving a vehicle and potential association with motor vehicle 
      accidents (MVAs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A telephone survey study was conducted 
      in two phases, from 2001 to 2008 and from 2009 to 2011. Patients selected for the 
      survey were age 18 or older and at least one year post-SCS implantation, 
      demonstrating stable analgesic use for at least six months, and reporting a 
      minimum of 50% pain relief and enhancement of activities of daily living. Both 
      phases of the study evaluated for degree of utilization of SCS while driving a 
      motor vehicle as well as associated accidents. Additionally, patients with active 
      SCS use while driving were further asked in the second phase of the study about 
      mileage per week and first activation of the device postimplant. RESULTS: 
      Ninety-seven percent of the 78 patients contacted were active drivers and of 
      these, 80% reported chronic and consistent use of SCS for the analgesic benefit 
      while operating a motor vehicle. Eleven percent reported MVAs, which were not 
      related to SCS. In the second phase of the study, participants reported a median 
      of 100 miles driven per week with the SCS device on and began use of the device 
      at a median of 21 days postimplant for up to 49 months. CONCLUSION: Because of 
      the perceived benefits of pain reduction, there is high utilization of active SCS 
      while driving a motor vehicle and that does not seem predispose toward MVAs.
CI  - (c) 2015 International Neuromodulation Society.
FAU - Simopoulos, Thomas T
AU  - Simopoulos TT
AD  - Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical 
      Center, Brookline, MA, USA.
FAU - Rosa, Hollisa
AU  - Rosa H
AD  - Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical 
      Center, Brookline, MA, USA.
FAU - Wootton, Joshua
AU  - Wootton J
AD  - Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical 
      Center, Brookline, MA, USA.
FAU - Eichman, Dave S
AU  - Eichman DS
AD  - Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical 
      Center, Brookline, MA, USA.
FAU - Gill, Jatinder S
AU  - Gill JS
AD  - Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical 
      Center, Brookline, MA, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20151111
PL  - United States
TA  - Neuromodulation
JT  - Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society
JID - 9804159
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Automobile Driving
MH  - Chronic Pain/*physiopathology/*therapy
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pain Management
MH  - Pain Measurement
MH  - Psychomotor Performance/*physiology
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Spinal Cord Stimulation/*methods
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - *Treatment Outcome
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Driving
OT  - motor vehicle accident
OT  - paresthesia
OT  - safety
OT  - spinal cord stimulation
OT  - survey study
EDAT- 2015/11/13 06:00
MHDA- 2017/01/28 06:00
CRDT- 2015/11/13 06:00
PHST- 2015/07/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/08/18 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2015/09/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/11/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/11/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/01/28 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1094-7159(21)05387-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1111/ner.12367 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Neuromodulation. 2016 Jul;19(5):487-91. doi: 10.1111/ner.12367. Epub 2015 Nov 11.