Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient | Age, gender | BMI | Current smoking/Diabetes/Hypertention | Bilateral occipital pain | Average VAS pre-trial | Analgesic medication used | Other interventions prior to SCS | Successful trial | VAS after permanent implantation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 34.6, M | 34.4 | No/no/yes | No | 5.4 | Gabapentin, oxycodone, venlafaxine, amitriptyline | Failed ON stimulation trial | No | – |
| #2 | 41, F | 27.6 | No/no/no | No | 5.7 | Gabapentin, venlafaxine, nortriptyline, oxycodone | Failed ON stimulation trial, nerve block | No | – |
| #3 | 51, F | 27.1 | No/no/no | No | 5 | Gabapentin, duloxetine, hydrocodone, rizatriptan | Nerve block | No | – |
| #4 | 57.7, F | 35 | No/no/no | Yes | 7.5 | Gabapentin, hydromorphone, oxycodone | Nerve block | Yes | 4 |
| #5 | 29, F | 28.6 | No/no/no | No | 6.5 | Tramadol, duloxetine hydrocodone | Nerve block, occipital cryoablation | Yes | 5 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ON, occipital nerve; SCS, spinal cord stimulation; VAS, visual analog scale.