Is “Spinal Cord Stimulators” safe?

30/05/23

“Five hundred twenty adverse events were reported for spinal cord stimulators. Most events were rated as severe (79%) or life-threatening (13%). Device malfunction was the most common event (56.5%). The most common action taken in response to an adverse event was surgical intervention with or without antibiotics (80%). The ratio of removals to implants was 4 per every 10 implanted” !!!

https://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/fulltext/2022/08000/spinal_cord_stimulators__an_analysis_of_the.20.aspx