Treatment of Vagus Nerve Stimulator Pocket Infection without Removal of the Hardware
The management of postoperative pocket infections after vagus nerve stimulator implantation is challenging. Most patients present within four weeks after the implantation of the device and Staphylococcus aureus is the most common infecting agent. Standard medical practice involves the complete hardw...
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Galenos Yayinevi
2021-03-01
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Series: | Archives of Epilepsy |
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http://archepilepsy.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/treatment-of-vagus-nerve-stimulator-pocket-nfectio/54674
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