Does lumbar spinal decompression or fusion surgery influence outcome parameters in patients with intrathecal morphine treatment for persistent spinal pain syndrome type 2 (PSPS-T2)
Author:
Schwarm Frank Patrick1, Rehman Raza2, Nagl Jasmin1, Gött Hanna1, Uhl Eberhard1, Kolodziej Malgorzata Anna1
Affiliation:
1. Department of Neurosurgery , Justus-Liebig-University Giessen , Giessen , Germany 2. Department of Neurosurgery Hospital Darmstadt , Darmstadt , Germany
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
Intrathecal morphine pump (ITMP) infusion therapy is efficient in managing chronic pain refractory to standard treatment. This study evaluates pain relief and improvement of quality of life in chronic pain patients after intrathecal morphine pump implantation for treatment of persistent pain after lumbar spinal fusion surgery and lumbar spinal decompression alone.
Methods
Forty three chronic pain patients that received an ITMP at our department between 2009 and 2019 were retrospectively analyzed divided into 2 cohorts (lumbar spinal fusion surgery and lumbar spinal decompression alone). Pain intensity was evaluated using the numeric rating scale (NRS), quality of life was assessed by EQ-5D-3L, mental health was assessed by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-V), and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS). Morphine dosage was assessed over time. Data was collected preoperatively, 6 and 24 months postoperatively. Statistical analysis was performed using Friedman’s analysis of variance to evaluate the development of NRS, PCS, BDI and EQ-5D-3L over time and Mann-Whitney-U-test for the differences between these parameters in the different cohorts. A two-sided p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
Median age was 64 years (IQR25–75 56–71 years). NRS, EQ-5D-3L, BDI-V, and PCS showed a significant overall improvement after 6 and 24 months compared to baseline data (p<0.001). No statistically significant differences between patients with lumbar spinal fusion surgery and lumbar spinal decompression alone were seen. Furthermore, no statistically significant differences for age and gender were seen. The initially administered median morphine dosage was significantly higher in the fusion group (3.0 mg/day; IQR25–75 1.5–4.2 mg/day) compared to the decompression-alone group (1.5 mg/day; IQR25–75 1.0–2.6 mg/day); (p=0.027).
Conclusions
This retrospective study showed that ITMP have a major long-term impact on pain relief, improve the quality of life, psychological distress, as well as pain catastrophizing in patients with chronic pain following lumbar spinal surgery independent of the previous surgical procedure. After ITMP implantation initial median morphine dosage seems to be significantly higher after spinal fusion compared to decompressive surgery alone.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,Neurology (clinical)
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