title: Epidural anesthesia for laminectomy lead placement in spinal cord stimulation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is used to treat chronic pain and requires an awake patient for optimized lead positioning to locate paresthesias. Epidural anesthesia may be a suitable anesthetic but has not been evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed an open-label, prospective, observational, single-center study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laminectomy lead placement under epidural anesthesia for the treatment of neuropathic chronic pain.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results in our study demonstrate that epidural anesthesia is a suitable technique for SCS lead implant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first study using epidural anesthesia for SCS lead implants by laminectomy. The technique seems to be safe and effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Avda, Blasco Ibañez 17, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: María Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: García-Pérez
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badenes
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: García-March
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bordes
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Belda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*