Cochlear Implantation in Organ Transplant Recipients. 2018

Marie-Charlot Suhling, and Thomas Lenarz, and Magnus Teschner
Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Immunosuppressed individuals who have undergone organ transplants, especially children, pose particular challenges in terms of treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze the postoperative complication rate of organ transplant recipients who have also received a cochlear implant (CI). Retrospective case series. Tertiary referral center. The case series includes 13 kidney, liver, lung, and heart transplant patients. Age at treatment ranged from 2 to 71 years, with a total of 17 CIs. Postoperative complications were classified into major and minor, early (within 3 mo postoperatively) and late (>3 mo postoperatively). The results were compared with those for 13 1:1 matched pairs obtained and from our database and a healthy patient collective from our department. The global postoperative complication rate was 29.4%. The proportion of patients suffering major complications was 17.6%, with 17.6% having minor complications. Complications that occurred early accounted for 13.3%, and late for 26.7%. No adults, and 33.0% of children, showed any complications after cochlear implantation. The global complication rate (29.4%) was significantly increased compared with the matched pairs (0%, p = 0.013) and department data (13.8%, p = 0.006; Cramers v = 0.102). This study demonstrates that organ transplant recipients, and especially children, are at increased risk of postoperative complications after cochlear implantation in comparison with healthy CI recipients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003054 Cochlear Implants Electronic hearing devices typically used for patients with normal outer and middle ear function, but defective inner ear function. In the COCHLEA, the hair cells (HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR) may be absent or damaged but there are residual nerve fibers. The device electrically stimulates the COCHLEAR NERVE to create sound sensation. Auditory Prosthesis,Cochlear Prosthesis,Implants, Cochlear,Auditory Prostheses,Cochlear Implant,Cochlear Prostheses,Implant, Cochlear,Prostheses, Auditory,Prostheses, Cochlear,Prosthesis, Auditory,Prosthesis, Cochlear
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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