Safety and efficacy of intrathecal drug delivery for pain
2012
SUMMARY The practice of delivering analgesic drugs into the intrathecal space has evolved over the past several decades from a ‘last-ditch’ therapy for intractable pain in patients with terminal cancer to a more widely applied strategy for treating patients with chronic nonmalignant pain as well. This review discusses the available safety and efficacy data of intrathecal drug delivery with a focus on device- and user-related safety issues.
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