L Broderick, G Tuohy, O Solymos, S Lakhani, B Staunton, P Ennis, N Clark, I K Moppett, A Chalissery, R D Kilbride, K J Sweeney, D O'Brien, A O'Hare, A Harvey, C M Larkin
Vagus nerve stimulation is a well-established treatment option for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy and has an expanding range of other clinical indications. Side effects of vagus nerve stimulation therapy include: cough; voice changes; vocal cord adduction; rarely, obstructive sleep apnoea; and arrhythmia. Patients with implanted vagus nerve stimulation devices may present for unrelated surgery and critical care to clinicians who are unfamiliar with their function and safe management. These guidelines have been formulated by multidisciplinary consensus based on case reports, case series and expert opinion to support clinicians in the management of patients with these devices...
April 25, 2023: Anaesthesia