Medical, surgical, and technical complications with the COMBI-40

We present the first report on complications of cochlear implantation with the COMBI-40 (Med-el, Innsbruck, Austria). Between January 1995 and May 1996 325 devices had been implanted by 58 different surgeons. Complications were reported with the help of standardized complication report form. The ove...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of otology (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1997-11, Vol.18 (6), p.S67-S68
Hauptverfasser:	ARNOLD, W, BROCKMEIER, S. J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Cochlear Implantation - adverse effects Deafness - surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Male Medical sciences Prosthesis Failure Retrospective Studies Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the ear, the auditive nerve and the facial nerve
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Zusammenfassung:	We present the first report on complications of cochlear implantation with the COMBI-40 (Med-el, Innsbruck, Austria). Between January 1995 and May 1996 325 devices had been implanted by 58 different surgeons. Complications were reported with the help of standardized complication report form. The overall rate of complications was 4.6%. Most common problems were flap necrosis and incorrect positioning of the electrode. No technical failures occurred. The incidence of complications was lower than those reported by other authors.
ISSN:	0192-9763