Is the risk of hardware infection in deep brain stimulation surgery greater at impulse generator replacement than at the primary procedure?
It is unclear why infection rates should be more than three times higher after IPG replacement surgery than after the de novo procedure. The former is a shorter and simpler procedure to conduct. Perhaps the use of better antimicrobial protection and rechargeable batteries may be useful strategies to reduce infections following IPG revision surgery.
Elevated liver enzyme activity was associated with metabolic syndrome and only GGT and ALT seem to be associated with an increase of the coronary stenosis in the studied population with metabolic syndrome.