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Is Severe Pain Immediately after Spinal Augmentation a Predictor of Long-Term Outcomes?

Y.W. Cho, J.S. McDonald, A.E. Rad, J.J. Ocel and D.F. Kallmes
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2013, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3505
Y.W. Cho
From the Departments of Radiology (Y.W.C., J.S.M., A.E.R., J.J.O., D.F.K.), and Neurosurgery (D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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J.S. McDonald
From the Departments of Radiology (Y.W.C., J.S.M., A.E.R., J.J.O., D.F.K.), and Neurosurgery (D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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A.E. Rad
From the Departments of Radiology (Y.W.C., J.S.M., A.E.R., J.J.O., D.F.K.), and Neurosurgery (D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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J.J. Ocel
From the Departments of Radiology (Y.W.C., J.S.M., A.E.R., J.J.O., D.F.K.), and Neurosurgery (D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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D.F. Kallmes
From the Departments of Radiology (Y.W.C., J.S.M., A.E.R., J.J.O., D.F.K.), and Neurosurgery (D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Severe, immediate postprocedural pain and the need for analgesics after vertebroplasty can be a discouraging experience for patients and caregivers. The goal of this study was to investigate whether the presence of severe pain immediately after vertebroplasty predicts short- and long-term pain relief.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A chart review was performed to categorize patients regarding pain severity and analgesic usage immediately after vertebroplasty (< 4 h). “Severe” pain was defined as at least 8 of 10 with the 10-point VAS. Outcomes were pain severity and pain medication score and usage at 1 month and 1 year after vertebroplasty. Outcomes and clinical characteristics were compared between groups by using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and the Fisher exact test.

RESULTS: Of the 429 vertebroplasty procedures identified, 69 (16%) were associated with severe pain, and 133 (31%) were associated with analgesic administration immediately after the procedure. The group experiencing severe pain had higher preprocedure median VAS rest pain scores (5 [IQR, 2–7]) and activity pain scores (10 [IQR, 8–10]) compared with patients who did not experience severe pain (3 [IQR, 1–6]; P = .0208, and 8 [IQR, 7–10]; P = .0263, respectively). At 1 month postprocedure, VAS rest and activity pain scores were similar between the severe pain group and the nonsevere pain group (P = .16 and P = .25, respectively) and between the group receiving pain medication and the group not receiving pain medication (P = .25 and P = .67, respectively). This similarity continued for 1 year after the procedure. Analgesic usage was similar among all groups at 1 year postprocedure.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with severe pain immediately after vertebroplasty have similar long-term outcomes compared with patients without severe pain.

Abbreviations

IQR
interquartile range
VAS
visual analog scale
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Y.W. Cho, J.S. McDonald, A.E. Rad, J.J. Ocel, D.F. Kallmes
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2013, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3505

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Y.W. Cho, J.S. McDonald, A.E. Rad, J.J. Ocel, D.F. Kallmes
American Journal of Neuroradiology Apr 2013, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3505
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