title: Safety and efficacy of intrathecal drug delivery for pain.
abstract: SUMMARY The practice of delivering analgesic drugs into the intrathecal space has evolved over the past several decades from a 'last-ditch' therapy for intractable pain in patients with terminal cancer to a more widely applied strategy for treating patients with chronic nonmalignant pain as well. This review discusses the available safety and efficacy data of intrathecal drug delivery with a focus on device- and user-related safety issues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, 9300 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037-7651, USA.
authors.forename: R Carter W
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moeller-Bertram
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wallace