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SUBMITTER: Cohen SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749926 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cohen Steven P SP Wallace Mark M Rauck Richard L RL Stacey Brett R BR
Pain reports 20180910 3
Nearly all who review the literature conclude that the role of invasive procedures to treat chronic pain is poorly characterized because of the lack of "definitive" studies. The overt nature of invasive treatments, along with the risks, technical skills, and costs involved create challenges to study them. However, these challenges do not completely preclude evaluating invasive procedure effectiveness and safety using well-designed methods. This article reviews the challenges of studying outcomes ...[more]