ArticleCureus2022
Institutional Analysis of the Surgical Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Deprived Population.
Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Complications of Cochlear Implant Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Health-Related Quality of Life Evaluation in Children with Cochlear Implants.The journal of international advanced otology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundCochlear implantation (CI) surgeries are safe and performed successfully in many patients; however, postoperative complications still occur, which may be influenced by socioeconomic and demographic variables. Methodology: This is a retrospective observational study of 146 adults and children with hearing loss, who had CI surgery between 2017 and 2022. This study aims to assess the frequency and nature of surgical complications in patients from a low socioeconomic background who underwent CI surgery in different geographic areas. For the analysis of data, IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 21.0 (Released 2012; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States) was used.
resultA total of 146 candidates were evaluated, out of which 82 were male (56.16%) and 64 (43.84%) were female. The age of patients at the time of surgery ranged from 1-50 years. All of the patients underwent unilateral CI. Eighteen implanted patients developed minor complications with an incidence rate of 12.31%. There were no major complications observed. Further, we did not observe any post-operative meningitis as our study group was vaccinated against pneumococcal and meningococcal diseases and
conclusionCI is an effective and safe surgical procedure for the treatment and rehabilitation of people who are deaf. It is possible to avoid complications by using meticulous surgical methods and regular post-operative monitoring to identify and treat any issues as soon as possible, regardless of socioeconomic status.
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