In situ treatment of an infected intrathecal baclofen pump implant with gentamicin-impregnated collagen fleece.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2009.8.JNS081692.
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Abstract
Intrathecal delivery of baclofen using a subcutaneous pump is an effective long-term treatment for spasticity. Infections of the pocket, however, are often hard to eliminate with intravenous antibiotics. If a 2-stage procedure involving removal of the pump and baclofen withdrawal will create serious problems for the patient, infections can be treated with repetitive local application of gentamicin-impregnated collagen fleece.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Baclofen
- Collagen
- Gentamicins
- Infusion Pumps, Implantable
- Muscle Relaxants, Central
- Muscle Spasticity
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Staphylococcal Infections