Background Over the last decades, the increased use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) has
raised concerns about the potential adverse health effects of the treatment. Surgical site …

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a proven treatment for various movement
disorders resistant to medical management. Complications such as postsurgical infection …

Abstract Background/Aims: Infection of implanted hardware after deep brain stimulation
(DBS) has a significant impact on patient morbidity. We examined all patients who …

OBJECTIVE Deep brain stimulation is an effective surgical treatment for managing some
neurological and psychiatric disorders. Infection related to the deep brain stimulator (DBS) …

Introduction: Deep brain stimulation has emerged as an effective treatment for movement
disorders such as Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and essential tremor with estimates of> …

Background and objective To determine rates of adverse events (AEs) related to deep brain
stimulation (DBS) surgery or implanted devices from a large series from a single institution …

Introduction: Infection after deep brain stimulation (DBS) implanted pulse generator (IPG)
replacement is uncommon but when it occurs can cause significant clinical morbidity, often …

Preoperative showering or cleansing: Two meta-analyses of 7 randomized control trials
(RCT) performed by the Cochrane group found that preoperative showering with CHG did …

Abstract Background Although Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a safe and proven treatment
modality for patients suffering from debilitating movement and neuropsychiatric disorders, it …

There is some evidence that bundled interventions can reduce SSIs. However, more
research should be done evaluating the effectiveness of these interventions. Future studies …