Table 13: Technical Failures and Procedural Complications Reported in 5 Health Technology Assessments.

Type of Problem	Taylor et al. 2005 (77)	Mailis-Gagnon et al. 2004 (51)	Cameron 2004 (49)	Turner et al. 2004 (19)	Grabow et al. 2003 (59)
Lead problems	27%	4%	Migration: 9.7% Breakage: 13.2%	23.1%	8.3%–42.8%
Generator-related problems	6%	None reported	1.6	5.8	None reported
Extension cable problems	10%	None reported	Not reported	None reported	None reported
Reoperation	None reported	None reported	None reported	23.1%	11.1%–50%
Subcutaneous dissection of generator pocket	None reported	8.3%	None reported	None reported	None reported
Infection	6%	4%	3.4%	4.5% superficial 0.1% deep	1.4%–11.7%
CSF* leak	7%	Not reported	0.3%	Not reported	Not reported

^*CSF indicates cerebrospinal fluid.