Table 24: Procedural Complications With Spinal Cord Stimulation Across Studies.
| North et al., (81) 2005 |
Kemler et al., (63) 2004 |
Spincemaille et al., (42) 2004 |
Harke et al. (83) 2002 |
Total Complications |
Total Complications/ 166 cases, % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of SCS* cases | 19 | 23 | 96 | 28 | ||
| Follow-up, months | 34 | 24 | 12 | 29 | ||
| Infection | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Dural puncture | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Dural puncture headache | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Recurrent device rejection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Relapsing ulcerative colitis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Death (unrelated to SCS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
*
SCS indicates spinal cord stimulation.