title: Perioperative care of patients undergoing an epidural spinal cord stimulator for angina.
abstract: This article explains the use of spinal cord stimulation to control angina pain. Spinal cord stimulation for control of angina pain is a new and rapidly expanding area in which nurses are often involved. The patient selection process is outlined as is the perioperative care of patients involved in the spinal cord stimulation program. This article will be of special interest to nurses working in the areas of cardiology, day-stay surgery, and neuromodulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ormond
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D004824:Epidural Space; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000379:methods