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Puzzle Out This Pulse Generator Removal Situation

Published on Fri Apr 28, 2023

Question: My provider made an incision on the patient’s skin over the subcutaneous pocket, enclosing the existing generator. They freed the existing generator from the fibrous adhesions surrounding it and also separated the leads from the fibrous adhesions in the pocket. My provider then tested the existing leads for proper functioning. Next, they adapted the existing skin pocket to the [...]
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