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ReviewWorld journal of emergency medicine2011

Spinal cord stimulation for patients with inoperable chronic critical leg ischemia.

Xiao-Pei Chen, Wei-Min Fu, Wei Gu

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Review in World journal of emergency medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiao-Pei ChenDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China (Chen XP, Gu W) Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China (Fu WM).
Wei-Min FuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China (Chen XP, Gu W) Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China (Fu WM).
Wei GuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China (Chen XP, Gu W) Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China (Fu WM).
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBecause of the prevalence of diabetes, the treatment of diabetic foot is still challenging. Even an exactly proved effective and practical method can't be listed except vascular surgery which is not a long-term way for it. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a very promising option in the treatment algorithm of inoperable chronic critical leg ischemia (CLI). DATA SOURCES: We searched Pubmed database with key words or terms such as "spinal cord stimulation", "ischemic pain" and "limb ischemia" appeared in the last five years.

resultsThe mechanism of SCS is unclear. Two theories have emerged to interpret the benefits of SCS. Pain relief from SCS can be confirmed by a majority of the studies, while limb salvage and other more ambitious improvements have not come to an agreement. The complications of SCS are not fatal, but most of them are lead migration, lead connection failure, and local infection.

conclusionsSCS is a safe, promising treatment for patients with inoperable CLI. It is effective in pain reduction compared with traditional medical treatment.

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Critical leg ischemiaPain reductionSpinal cord stimulation

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PMID25215020
PMCPMC4129719
OpenAlexW2130738150

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