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Conclusion

Intraspinal drug delivery systems have made the chronic delivery of intrathecal medication a manageable and safe tool in the management of chronic pain due to cancer, as well as other causes. Careful attention to patient selection, screening, drug selection, implantation technique, and refill technique will assure that this modality will be an important adjunct to any pain management clinic.

Additional acceptance and understanding by the lay community is necessary to bring reasonable expectations regarding pain relief with this technique. The best driving force for the acceptance of this technique by third-party payers is informed and expectant patients.

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Oakley, J.C. (2004). Implanted Drug Delivery Systems. In: Johnson, B.A., Staats, P.S., Wetzel, F.T., Mathis, J.M. (eds) Image-Guided Spine Interventions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21794-0_15

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