Diagnostic challenges and safety considerations in cochlear implantation under the age of 12 months

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Vlastarakos, Petros V ^a   Candiloros, Dimitrios ^b   Papacharalampous, George ^c   Tavoulari, Evangelia ^d   Kampessis, George ^b   Mochloulis, George ^a   Nikolopoulos, Thomas P ^d  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Elpis Municipal Hospital of Athens   (Greece)

^d NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

ABR; Anesthesia; ASSR; Cochlear implants; Deaf; Infants; OAE; Risk; Surgery; Under 1

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DEAFNESS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 72649099347     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.10.023     Document Type: Review

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