Table I.

Post-surgical complications and risk associated

Complication	Risk of Occurrence
Hemorrhage	1.3 ~ 4% [26, 83]
Epileptic seizures	0.4 ~ 2.8%[26, 83]
Pneumonia	0.4 ~ 0.6% [26, 83]
Infection from long term implant	2.8 ~ 6.1%[83]
Infection after surgery	1.5 ~ 15%[83]
Lead migration or misplacement	5.1%[83]
Skin erosion	1.3 ~ 2% [83]