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MEDICINES FOR MANAGING LOWER PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME TREATED WITH NEUROMODULATION

MEDICAMENTOS PARA MANEJO DA DOR EM PACIENTES COM SÍNDROME DA FALHA DA CIRURGIA NA COLUNA TRATADOS COM NEUROMODULAÇÃO

MEDICAMENTOS PARA EL MANEJO DEL DOLOR EN PACIENTES CON SÍNDROME DE CIRUGÍA FALLIDA DE COLUMNA TRATADOS CON NEUROMODULACIÓN

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To compare the use of drugs to control low back pain in the pre- and postoperative periods among patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) undergoing neuromodulation.

Methods:

Retrospective observational study analyzing the medical records of patients with FBSS who underwent neuromodulation, followed up in an outpatient clinic from 2018 to 2020. The characteristics of the patients were evaluated: the use of medications, quality of life through the results of the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36), and functional capacity using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) in the pre-surgical and post-surgical periods (06 months, 01 year). The criterion for establishing statistical significance was p≤0.05.

Results:

56 patients were evaluated. There was a reduction in the use of pain control drugs after the institution of neuromodulation, including in the opioid class (d=0.81). An improvement was also observed in the ODI scores (p<0.001) and all the SF-36 domains (p<0.02) in the postoperative periods investigated.

Conclusion:

The data suggest that neuromodulation positively impacted back pain by reducing medication use and improving functional capacity and quality of life. Level of Evidence IV; Retrospective, Observational Study.

Keywords:
Pain; Chronic Pain; Low Back Pain; Postoperative; Pain Measurement

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