An article titled ¿vagus nerve stimulation therapy in a developing country: a long term follow up study and cost utility analysis¿ was received which included the vns patient adverse events.Two patients experienced post-operative infections that were treated with iv antibiotics, one of which required device explant.One patient had wound dehiscence one week following surgery that was surgically treated.One patient had to undergo surgery to reposition the device due to protrusion.One patient underwent surgery due to a lead issue.Five patients were noted to have experienced significant weight loss due to decrease in appetite.Analgesics did not improve oral intake in the noncommunicative patients, and in one patient decreasing the stimulation intensity did help.Two patients were non-responders but experienced significant weight loss that required either device removal or disablement.This manufacturer report involves the device protrusion which required surgery to reposition the device.
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