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17164025

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
Although cochlear implantation is considered a safe method of rehabilitation for profoundly deaf individuals, a number of these patients suffer complications after surgery. To evaluate post-operative complications after cochlear implantation, a retrospective chart review was performed for 112 patients who had undergone implantation in the Maastricht Academic Hospital. Minor complications were defined as those that could be overcome by medical or audiological management. These occurred in 36 patients (32 per cent) and all were managed successfully. Major complications were defined as device extrusion and those requiring further surgery, and these were identified in four patients (3.6 per cent). These complications included wound infection and device failure mediated by middle-ear pathology. In cases of chronic otitis media, we recommend performance of cochlear implantation as a staged procedure. In order to reduce the post-operative incidence of acute otitis media, we recommend adenoidectomy, placement of ventilation tubes and early antibiotic treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1748-5460
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
318-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Post-operative complications of cochlear implantation in adults and children: five years' experience in Maastricht.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. rsto@skno.azm.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article