| Delayed Sepsis after Spinal Cord Stimulation |
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Young Hoon Kim, Moo Seong Kim, Seong Jin No, Seong Hwa Paeng, Sae Young Pyo, Yeong Gyun Jeong, Sun Il Lee, Yong Tae Jung |
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Department of Neurosurgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea |
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| Abstract |
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Spinal cord stimulation is very effective for intractable neuropathic pain. Adverse events was very rare. We experienced very rare
delayed sepsis after spinal cord stimulation. A 56-year-male patient had fall down injury, 15years ago and paraparesis was developed. Severe both legs pain was developed and he received spinal cord stimulation. He was discharared with improved symptom. VAS was changed from 10 to 3. Postoperation 21days later, sepsis, paralytic, ileus was developed and underwent exploratory abdominal surgery. But, he was expired 2 days later. |
| Key Words:
Spinal cord stimulation, VAS, Sepsis. |
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