Experience Reduces Surgical and Hardware-Related Complications of Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: A Single-Center Study of 181 Patients Operated in Six Years

Table 1

Summary of the early postoperative and long-term complications in the current series.

Complication/adverse event	Number	%
Early perioperative complications (<30 days)
Confusion/alteration in mental status	12	6.6
Hemorrhages	5	2.8
Intracerebral hematoma	4	2.2
Asymptomatic	2	1.1
Symptomatic	2	1.1
Venous hemorrhagic infarct	1	0.6
Ischemic infarct	1	0.6
Seizure	2	1.1
Long-term complications (>30 days)
Wound complications	13	7.2
Infection/dehiscence	11	6.1
Inflammation/allergy	2	1.1
Hardware-related complications	10	5.5
Lead malposition/migration	2	1.1
Fracture/disconnection (lead or lead extension)	8	4.4
Other complications	2	1.1
Chronic subdural hematoma	2	1.1