Following a generator replacement on (b)(6) 2016, patient generator incision opened up the next week.The site opened up enough that the generator was visible.This was noticed on (b)(6) in the evening.Patient underwent another surgery on (b)(6) to redo the incision suture.Patient saw the surgeon on (b)(6) 2016 and everything looked good.No infection noted at this time and patient did take antibiotics prophylactically after the first surgery.The nurse at the group home did not think that the picked at the incision to cause this.Additional information was received that the patient actually had been scratching at the dressing and was sensitive to tegaderm dressing.
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