Conservative Management of Infections in Cochlear Implant Recipients

Yu, Kenneth C. Y.; Hegarty, Joseph L.; Gantz, Bruce J.; Lalwani, Anil K.

doi:10.1067/mhn.2001.116444

Cited by 72 publications

(48 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The overall rate of infections reported in the literature ranges from 1.7 to 16.6% [5,[9][10][11][12]. In our study, the overall rate of infection was 1.4% (0.2% between the early, and 1.1% between the late ones).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 48%

Postoperative complications in cochlear implants: a retrospective analysis of 438 consecutive cases

Ciorba

Bovo

Trevisi

et al. 2011

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Our objective is to determine the complication rate in a population of infants, children, adolescents and adults, from a University Hospital Cochlear Implant program and to discuss their causes and treatments. The methods include a retrospective study of 438 consecutive patients in a tertiary referral centre, the Audiology Department of the University Hospital of Ferrara. All patients receiving cochlear implants, between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2009, have been included. All complications and treatments were systematically reviewed with an average duration of follow-up of 46 months (range 10-84 months). The results reveal that the overall rate of complications in our group was 9.1% (40 of 438), and most of them were minor. Wound swelling and infections represent the most common complication occurred. There were no cases of transient or permanent facial palsy following surgery, and also we did not register any case of postsurgical meningitis. Thirteen patients (3.0%) underwent explantation followed by reimplantation. In conclusion, we find that Cochlear implantation is a safe low-morbility technique with a relatively low complication rate in the presented population.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 48%

Postoperative complications in cochlear implants: a retrospective analysis of 438 consecutive cases

Ciorba

Bovo

Trevisi

et al. 2011

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Besides, the rate of major complications (2.1 %) was lower than that found in the previous studies. Moreover, the overall rate of infections reported in the previous studies ranged from 1.7 to 16.6 % [3,18,19]. In our survey also, the rate of infection as a minor complication was 1.7 %.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

Cochlear Implantation in Pediatric Patients: Comparison of Limited-Incision and Standard Cochlear Implantation

Shishegar

Hashemi

2014

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Today, cochlear implantation has become the standard procedure for rehabilitation of people with impaired sensory neural hearing. This procedure can be done through different techniques. The present study aimed to compare the standard technique (ST) with creation of ''C'' incision into the scalp with suture fixation and limited-incision technique (LIT) with creation of subperiosteal pocket without any fixation. The outcomes included operative time and complications. This retrospective study was conducted on 343 consecutive cochlear implantations. The patients received cochlear implants at our institution between 2004 and 2011. The complications were identified as ''minor'' or ''major''. All the complications and operation times were assessed for the two surgical techniques. The overall rates of complications were 4.4 % (11 out of 252) and 2.2 % (2 out of 91) for ST and LIT, respectively. The results revealed no significant difference between the two fixation techniques regarding the complications. The mean operation time was 150 ± 23.7 and 133 ± 23.12 min in ST and LIT, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant. Both ST and LIT are safe techniques with a relatively low complication rate. However, ST can be effectively replaced by LIT because of its shorter operative time.

show abstract

“…The overall rate of infections reported in the literature ranges from 1.7% to 16.6%. 15,16 In our survey, the rate of infection was 1.8%. When the infection was a complication of acute otitis media, medical and surgical treatments were successful.…”

Section: Surgical Complicationsmentioning

confidence: 54%