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Papers: 1 Jan 2022 - 7 Jan 2022

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2022 Jan 01


Neurosurgery


90


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Does Neuromodulation Reduce Chronic Pain Patient Emergency Department Utilization?

Authors

Figueroa C, Hadanny A, Kroll K, DiMarzio M, Ahktar K, Gillogly M, Mitchell D, Cangero T, Pilitsis JG
Neurosurgery. 2022 Jan 01; 90(1):131-139.
PMID: 34982880.

Abstract

Chronic pain (CP) affects roughly 100 million adults in the United States. These subjects present disproportionately to the emergency department (ED). Neuromodulation (NM) has been shown to reduce ED visits longitudinally in subjects.