Publications by authors named "Abdul Lalkhen"
Article Synopsis
- Shared decision-making (SDM) in health care enables patients and clinicians to collaborate on personalized, evidence-based decisions, especially crucial for managing chronic conditions like degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM).
- The study aims to create a core information set (CIS) to educate patients at diagnosis and a process map outlining the DCM care workflow, enhancing understanding of key decision points.
- Both the CIS and process map will be developed through collaboration with stakeholders, facilitated by Myelopathy.org, to improve patient-centered care and clinical outcomes.
Study Design: Cross-sectional internet survey of people living with degenerative cervical myelopathy.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to quantify pain distribution, severity, and interference in persons with degenerative cervical myelopathy.
Methods: Eighty-two participants with degenerative cervical myelopathy were recruited for this internet survey.
Objectives: High-frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS) at 10 kHz has proven to be efficacious in the treatment of chronic back and leg pain in a randomized, controlled, trial (SENZA-RCT). However, large observational studies have yet to be published. Therefore, we performed a real-world, multicenter, retrospective, review of therapy efficacy in 1660 patients with chronic trunk and/or limb pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: There are concerns regarding bacterial colonization of the temporary extension leads and subsequent infection risk using the 2-stage cut-down approach in spinal cord stimulation (SCS). We sought to quantify the extent of bacterial colonization of the temporary extension wire and percutaneous epidural lead anchor site.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional observational study recruiting a pragmatic sample of 25 consecutive patients listed for a cut-down trial of SCS.
The hormonal and mechanical changes which result from pregnancy have the capacity to exacerbate existing chronic pain conditions as well as produce pain unique to this physiological and anatomical state.Pain in pregnancy is very common and can impact negatively on maternal satisfaction with the pregnancy.Management of pain requires a multidisciplinary, biopsychosocial approach.
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