The Great Ormond Street Hospital paediatric cochlear implant programme 1992-2004 A review of surgical complications

The authors present a review of surgical complications following cochlear implantation at Great Ormond Street Hospital, since inception of the programme in 1992 until June 2004. Complications are defined as major (resulting in re-operation, explantation, re-implantation or which resulted in permanen...

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Published in:Cochlear implants international 2007-06, Vol.8 (2), p.53-67
Main Authors: Black, IM, Bailey, CM, Albert, DM, Leighton, Sej, Hartley, Bej, Chatrath, P, Patel, N
Format: Article
Language:English
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cochlear implant
complication
paediatric
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Summary:The authors present a review of surgical complications following cochlear implantation at Great Ormond Street Hospital, since inception of the programme in 1992 until June 2004. Complications are defined as major (resulting in re-operation, explantation, re-implantation or which resulted in permanent serious morbidity or mortality) or minor (where the implant was not threatened). A comparison of surgical complication rates is made both with an earlier study in the same institution and also with other cochlear implantation centres worldwide. The decrease in surgical complication rates is discussed along with the difficulties inherent in cochlear implantation in the paediatric population with coexisting medical complaints. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1467-0100
1754-7628
DOI:10.1179/cim.2007.8.2.53