[Medical and economic reflections on Restore and Itrel neurostimulation systems for neuropathic pain treatment]. / Réflexion sur l'intérêt médicoéconomique des boîtiers de neurostimulation Restore et Itrel dans le traitement des douleurs neuropathiques chroniques.
Neurochirurgie
; 55 Suppl 1: S161-8, 2009 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-19233438
ABSTRACT
In 2007, four patients where implanted with the Restore neurostimulation system for intractable chronic leg pain at the Poitiers Hospital. The potential for improving the patients' quality of life and medical-economic concerns motivated this choice for these highly selected patients. In this paper, we propose brief clinical case reports and discuss the reasons for choosing this new rechargeable system, even though it was initially more expensive than the standard neurostimulation system (Itrel 3). All patients receiving implants declared that they were very satisfied with the quality of stimulation provided by Restore and noted a significant improvement in their quality of life. If this solution becomes advantageous from an economic point of view, clinical data should lend support to the utility of this technological innovation for patients who have hitherto been in treatment failure.
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Assunto principal:
Dor
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Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica
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Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Periférico
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Manejo da Dor
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Neurochirurgie
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França