Early complications of surgery for chronic otitis media

This audit report details early post-operative complications following surgery for chronic otitis media. One hundred and forty-five cases were assessed. There were no facial nerve palsies, a bone conduction threshold elevation occurred in 4.6 per cent of cases. A wound infection occurred in six per...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 1999-09, Vol.113 (9), p.803-810
Main Author: Dawes, P. J. D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthralgia
Biological and medical sciences
Bismuth
Bone Conduction
Chorda Tympani Nerve - injuries
Chronic Disease
Complications
Drug Combinations
Drug Hypersensitivity - etiology
Ear
Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology
Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Hearing Loss, Conductive - etiology
Humans
Hydrocarbons, Iodinated
Main Articles
Medical Audit
Medical sciences
middle
Non tumoral diseases
operative
Otitis Media, Suppurative - physiopathology
Otitis Media, Suppurative - surgery
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Postoperative Complications
Surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the ear, the auditive nerve and the facial nerve
Surgical Wound Infection
Temporomandibular Joint
Vertigo - etiology
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Summary:This audit report details early post-operative complications following surgery for chronic otitis media. One hundred and forty-five cases were assessed. There were no facial nerve palsies, a bone conduction threshold elevation occurred in 4.6 per cent of cases. A wound infection occurred in six per cent of cases as did BIPP allergy. Twenty-six per cent of patients reported symptoms consistent with chorda tympani trauma. Short-lived symptoms of jaw discomfort were reported by 46 per cent of patients and imbalance or vertigo by 10 per cent of patients. The findings are compared with other published reports of complications following ear surgery.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100145268