Dr Piera Santullo
Consultant in Rehabilitation
Baclofen Pump Management involves the use of intrathecal baclofen therapy to manage severe spasticity associated with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis. Treatment includes patient assessment, screening trials, pump programming, regular refills and ongoing monitoring. Potential complications include infection, catheter malfunction, medication overdose and life-threatening baclofen withdrawal. Independent Baclofen Pump Management Expert Witnesses can provide specialist opinions on patient selection, treatment trials, refill procedures, dosing errors, recognition of complications, causation, prognosis and standards of care in Clinical Negligence cases.