title: [Perioperative considerations in vagal nerve stimulator implantation].
abstract: Vagal nerve stimulation has become an a important tool in the treatment of refractory epilepsy, which continues to be the main indication for this technique. Other therapeutic indications are emerging, however, and vagal nerve stimulation has now been approved for major depression. Additional possible uses under study include morbid obesity, Alzheimer disease, chronic pain syndromes, and certain neuropsychologic disorders. This review considers perioperative aspects relevant to using this therapeutic procedure with a view to facilitating better and more integrated management of its application.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital de Cruces, Baracaldo,. Bizkaia. fib96@euskalnet.net
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iturri Clavero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Uriarte
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tamayo Medel
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Pomposo Gaztelu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cano Dorronsoro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D014630:Vagus Nerve