Article

Estimation of risks associated with paediatric cochlear implantation.

University of Ottawa, Canada.
Cochlear implants international 08/2009; 11(3):146-69. DOI:10.1002/cii.421 pp.146-69
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to estimate the rates of complications associated with paediatric cochlear implantation use: a) at one Canadian cochlear implant (CI) centre, and b) in the published literature. It comprised a retrospective hospital-based chart review and a concurrent review of complications in the published literature. There were 224 children who had undergone surgery from 1994 to June 2007. Results indicate that the rates of complications at the local Canadian paediatric CI centre are not significantly different from the literature rates for all examined complication types. This hospital-based retrospective chart review and review of the literature provide readers with an estimation of the risks to aid in evidence-based decision-making surrounding paediatric cochlear implantation.

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Keywords

Canadian cochlear implant
 
complication types
 
estimation
 
evidence-based decision-making
 
hospital-based retrospective chart review
 
literature rates
 
local Canadian paediatric CI centre
 
paediatric cochlear implantation
 
paediatric cochlear implantation use
 
published literature
 
readers
 
retrospective hospital-based chart review
 
risks