Incidence of Infectious Complications Following Cochlear Implantation in Children and Adults

Daniel P Lander; Nedim Durakovic; Dorina Kallogjeri; Pawina Jiramongkolchai; Margaret A Olsen; Jay F Piccirillo; Craig A Buchman

doi:10.1001/jama.2019.18611

Incidence of Infectious Complications Following Cochlear Implantation in Children and Adults

JAMA. 2020 Jan 14;323(2):182-183. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.18611.

Authors

Daniel P Lander¹, Nedim Durakovic¹, Dorina Kallogjeri¹, Pawina Jiramongkolchai¹, Margaret A Olsen², Jay F Piccirillo¹, Craig A Buchman¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.

Abstract

This cohort study uses data from state health care databases to determine the incidence and timing of infectious complications following cochlear implant surgery among patients in 5 US states between 2006 and 2016.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Cochlear Implantation / adverse effects*
Cochlear Implants / adverse effects*
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis-Related Infections / epidemiology*
Retrospective Studies
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding