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RISKS AND PROBABLE BENEFITS
INTRODUCTION
The NeuRx DPS
®
System was evaluated in a clinical study. The study involved 106
patients at 9 hospitals (8 in the U.S. and 1 in France). From the 106 patients in the
study, 86 would have met the indications for the NeuRx DPS
®
. The results discussed
here are from those 86 patients. The results show that the benefits of using the
NeuRx DPS
®
System outweigh the health risks. Risks and probable benefits of the
NeuRx DPS
®
are described below. The results of the clinical study are also
described.
SURGICAL PROCEDURE RISKS
There are risks of the surgery to implant the electrode wires. These serious adverse
effects were seen in the study:
Breathing failure
occurred in one of the 86 patients in the study after surgery. This
patient also had a feeding tube inserted during the DPS surgery. The feeding tube
moved out of place and caused problems. Those problems led to the patient
needing breathing support, through a tube in their throat, from a breathing
machine.
Problems caused by the abdominal air getting through the diaphragm and going
into the chest cavity during the surgery (
capnothorax).
This happened in 15 out of
86 patients in the study (in about 1 out of every 6 patients). Two of these patients
(in about 1 out of every 43 patients) needed special treatment for this problem. In
one case, a small tube was placed in the chest for a short time. In one case, the
patient had to stay in the hospital longer than normal. In the other 13 patients (in
about 1 out of every 7 patients), the problem went away on its own.
Reaction to anesthesia.
One patient had a serious reaction to anesthesia. After
starting anesthesia in the operating room the patient had a low heart rate and low
blood pressure. The surgery was then cancelled before any incision was made.
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