Operative and technical complications of vagus nerve stimulator implantation
Spuck S, Tronnier V, Orosz I, Schönweiler R, Sepehrnia A, Nowak G, Sperner J
Operative Neurosurgery · 2010
Key finding
Review of implantation cases documented operative and device-related complications including wound infection, lead fracture and vocal cord palsy, most of which were manageable without long-term sequelae.
- Condition
- Safety
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 105
Cite this study
Spuck, S., Tronnier, V., Orosz, I., Schönweiler, R., Sepehrnia, A., Nowak, G., & Sperner, J. (2010). Operative and technical complications of vagus nerve stimulator implantation. Operative Neurosurgery, 67, ons489-ons494. https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0b013e3181f88867
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