Increased pain catastrophizing associated with lower pain relief during spinal cord stimulation: results from a large post-market study.

Background: Pain catastrophizing is a negative cognitive distortion to actual or anticipated pain. Our aim was to determine if greater catastrophizing has a deleterious relationship with pain intensity and efficacy outcomes in patients receiving SCS.

Methods: As part of an ongoing Institutional Review Board-approved, multi-site, single arm post-market study, 386 patients were implanted with an Eon Mini™ SCS system and had follow-up visits at 3, 6, and 12 months post-implant.

Use of a newly developed delivery device for percutaneous introduction of multiple lead configurations for spinal cord stimulation.

Objective: The Epiducer lead delivery system is a novel lead delivery device that can be used to percutaneously implant S-Series paddle leads (St. Jude Medical, Plano, TX, USA) as well as multiple percutaneous leads obviating the need for laminectomy and/or multiple needle sticks, respectively. This study evaluates the safety and usage of the Epiducer lead delivery system.

Incidence of preoperative high blood pressure in cataract surgery among hypertensive and normotensive patients.

Unlabelled: Incidence of preoperative rise in blood pressure (BP) in cataract surgery among hypertensive and normotensive patients.

Objective: To study the incidence of preoperative rise in BP in cataract surgery among normotensive individuals and hypertensive patients with historic good BP control in a population without other major chronic diseases.

Settings: Ophthalmology Service of a University Hospital.