Table 2 Comparison of treatments for tumor and cancer pain.

From: Efficacy and safety of single and double catheter intrathecal drug delivery systems in patients with refractory neck and abdominal cancer pain

Parameter

Single-catheter IDDS group

n = 24

Double-catheter IDDS group

n = 24

χ2

p-value

Yes

No

Yes

No

The side effects of analgesic drugs

6

18

12

12

3.200

0.074

The decision to undergo surgical procedures

6

18

8

16

0.294

0.588

The administration of chemotherapy

18

6

16

8

0.403

0.525

The application of radiation therapy

14

10

17

7

0.820

0.365

The use of immunotherapy

12

12

4

20

4.594

0.032

The implementation of targeted therapy

8

16

6

18

0.403

0.522

The employment of interventional therapy

6

18

8

16

0.294

0.588

  1. IDDS intrathecal drug delivery systems.