Concept of the Number Needed to Treat for the Analysis of Pain Relief Outcomes in Patients Treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation

Concept of the Number Needed to Treat for the Analysis of Pain Relief Outcomes in Patients Treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation

In the rapidly evolving field of spinal cord stimulation (SCS), measures of treatment effects are needed to help understand the benefits of new therapies. The present article elaborates the number needed to treat (NNT) concept and applies it to the SCS field. We reviewed the basic theory of the NNT,...

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Main Authors: Ashley Bailey-Classen, Amar Parikh, Nima Adimi, Deborah Edgar, Alice Yan, Anand Rotte, David Caraway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
NNT
SCS
pain relief
back pain
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/2/497

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