Cochlear Implantation: Minimal Hair Removal Technique
| Autor: | Katrina R. Stidham, Kenneth M. Scott, Lisa L. Tonokawa, Joseph B. Roberson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Hair Removal Patient acceptance 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Hair removal medicine Humans Prospective Studies Child Cochlear implantation Prospective cohort study 030223 otorhinolaryngology Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Infant Middle Aged medicine.disease Cochlear Implantation Facial nerve Surgical risk Surgery Otorhinolaryngology Patient Satisfaction Child Preschool Seroma 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female business |
| Zdroj: | Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 122:625-629 |
| ISSN: | 1097-6817 0194-5998 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0194-5998(00)70186-0 |
| Popis: | This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the safety and patient acceptance of minimal hair removal during cochlear implantation. Forty-six consecutive patients (17 adults, 29 children; age range 13 months to 84 years) received cochlear implantation with a minimal hair removal technique. A questionnaire was used to evaluate acceptance and value of this technique among the first 15 patients and parents. Postoperative examinations were completed 1 and 4 weeks after implantation. Patients were monitored for complications, which included 3 cases of transient seroma, 2 cases of transient dysequilibrium, 2 individual electrode failures, and 1 facial nerve stimulation. Importantly, no wound infections were documented. Use of a small shave technique did not increase surgical risk. This technique has proved to be cosmetically and psychologically more desirable for the patients and their families than complete hair removal in the operative field. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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