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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Resumption of Cochlear Implant Surgery under COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions.

Henryk Skarzynski, Artur Lorens, Beata Dziendziel, Elzbieta Wlodarczyk, Anita Obrycka, Adam Walkowiak, Piotr Henryk Skarzynski

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Cochlear implantation in partial deafness: a case series with preoperatively substantial residual hearing at high frequencies.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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7 authors.

Henryk SkarzynskiWorld Hearing Center, Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Clinic, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7141-9851
Artur LorensWorld Hearing Center, Implant and Auditory Perception Department, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland.
Beata DziendzielWorld Hearing Center, Rehabilitation Clinic, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland.
Elzbieta WlodarczykWorld Hearing Center, Rehabilitation Clinic, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland.
Anita ObryckaWorld Hearing Center, Implant and Auditory Perception Department, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland.
Adam WalkowiakWorld Hearing Center, Implant and Auditory Perception Department, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr Henryk SkarzynskiWorld Hearing Center, Teleaudiology and Screening Department, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4978-1915

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency of international concern and has caused cancellation of elective cochlear implantation in many countries. This article sets out our experience with resuming cochlear implant (CI) surgery under COVID-19 conditions over a period of 3 months. In addition, early results of hearing preservation (HP) after CI surgery are presented; (2) Methods: We adopted epidemic management policies and procedures according to the National Consultant for Infectious Diseases recommendations. During preoperative visits, all patients were tested for COVID-19 with a RT-PCR test. One month postoperatively, HP values in the Partial Deafness Treatment (PDT) group of patients was established using the HEARRING group formula; (3) Results: Between January and March 2021, we performed 312 CI procedures in adult and pediatric patients. Of these, none were subsequently re-admitted to hospital and found to be COVID-19 positive. Postoperative audiometric results showed that complete or partial HP was achieved in more than half the PDT patients; (4) Conclusion: Cochlear implantation during the coronavirus disease pandemic is essential and, with careful planning, is perfectly feasible.

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adultschildrencochlear implantCOVID-19partial deafness treatment

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PMCPMC8466866

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