title: Spinal Cord Stimulation Treatment for Persistent Pain After a Burn Injury: A Case Report.
abstract: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is used to treat neuropathic pain, but there are no published studies on its use to treat burn pain. We used SCS to treat a 67-year-old man suffering from burn pain that could not be managed with high-dose opioids or adjuvant neuropathic analgesics. A trial of SCS markedly reduced the visual analog scale score for pain in the left lateral abdominal and gluteal regions. He underwent permanent implantation of a SCS and achieved an opioid-free state. This case suggests that SCS treatment is a therapeutic option for burn pain refractory to conventional therapy.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesia, Hachinohe Heiwa Hospital, Hachinohe, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Yuuhei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D062187:Spinal Cord Stimulation / Q000379:methods*