Cochlear implantation in older adults: Long-term analysis of complications and device survival in a consecutive series

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1272-1277

  Chen, David S ^a   Clarrett, Danisa M ^b   Li, Lingsheng ^c   Bowditch, Steve P ^a   Niparko, John K ^a   Lin, Frank R ^a,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implantation; Older adults; Presbycusis; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; IMPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COHORT STUDIES; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883454311     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3182936bb2     Document Type: Article

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