ID:15784 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Post-Sternotomy Pain

Abstract

Post-sternotomy pain syndrome (PSPS) is chronic post-operative pain after median sternotomy lasting ≥ two months after surgery.(1) It affects nearly 40% of coronary artery bypass graft patients for approximately 28 months.(2) Patients are initially treated with medication, then advanced to interventional techniques if pain persists. Intercostal nerve blocks (INB) as well as spinal cord stimulators have been utilized for sternotomy-related pain, but peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS) use has not been reported.(3) This is a case of a PSPS patient who received a PNS that resulted in 90% pain relief.