Health-related quality of life outcome of children with prominent ears after otoplasty

To investigate health-related quality of life changes that occurred in children with prominent ears applied pre- and postoperatively. A prospective study was performed in 67 consecutive children who underwent otoplasty procedures between April 2008 and July 2010 and followed up for more than 2 years...

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Published in:European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2014-06, Vol.271 (6), p.1829-1832
Main Authors: Songu, Murat, Kutlu, Ayse
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Ear Auricle - abnormalities
Ear Auricle - surgery
Female
Head and Neck Surgery
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Patient Satisfaction
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life - psychology
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - psychology
Short Communication
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:To investigate health-related quality of life changes that occurred in children with prominent ears applied pre- and postoperatively. A prospective study was performed in 67 consecutive children who underwent otoplasty procedures between April 2008 and July 2010 and followed up for more than 2 years. Evaluations and interviews performed in the pre-and postoperative periods included the patients’ history, clinical and routine laboratory examinations. Glasgow children’s benefit inventory was the basis of the used inquiry for detecting the changes in health-related quality of life after otoplasty. For the children’s cohort, the mean total Glasgow children’s benefit inventory score was 23.9 ( p  
ISSN:0937-4477
1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-014-2989-3