Interscapular placement of a vagal nerve stimulator pulse generator for prevention of wound tampering. Technical note.
In some cognitively delayed children who require a vagal nerve stimulator for treatment of their seizures, there is a risk of wound breakdown and infection from obsessive tampering with the wound. We describe the interscapular placement of the vagal nerve stimulator pulse generator as a method to reduce this risk.
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Hoang
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Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Chicago Children's Hospital, Chicago, Ill 60637, USA.
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Hecox
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Frim
David
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D002648:Child; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*