Abstracts by keywords: Implantable pulse generator (IPG)
Impact of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on pain diagnoses and cost trends for rechargeable and non-rechargeable neurostimulators
The aim of this study was to shed light on the care situations of patients with initial SCS therapy and to look at the effects on pain diagnoses and comorbidities as well as cost structures in a period from one year before to three years after the start of therapy. Due to the variety of international literature on the cost effectiveness of different types of devices, the further question was whether a difference could also be recognized in the German context.