Meyring, Kristina; Zehnder, Adrian; Schmid, Ralph; Kocher, Gregor (2017). Thoracic surgery in patients with an implanted neurostimulator device. Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 25(4), pp. 667-668. Oxford University Press 10.1093/icvts/ivx213
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Movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease are increasingly treated with deep brain stimulators. Being implanted in a subcutaneous pocket in the chest region, thoracic surgical procedures can interfere with such devices, as they are sensible to external electromagnetic forces. Monopolar electrocautery can lead to dysfunction of the device or damage of the brain tissue caused by heat. We report a series of 3 patients with deep brain stimulators who underwent thoracic surgery. By turning off the deep brain stimulators before surgery and avoiding the use of monopolar cautery, electromagnetic interactions were avoided in all patients.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Thoracic Surgery 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Mu50 > Forschungsgruppe Thoraxchirurgie |
UniBE Contributor: |
Meyring, Kristina, Zehnder, Adrian, Schmid, Ralph, Kocher, Gregor |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1569-9293 |
Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Thomas Michael Marti |
Date Deposited: |
01 Mar 2018 15:17 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:09 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1093/icvts/ivx213 |
PubMed ID: |
28962498 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Deep brain stimulator Electrocautery Implanted electrical device Parkinson’s disease Thoracic surgery |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.109900 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/109900 |
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