Meningitis as Cochlear Implant Complication

2009
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Kosanović, RadeIvanković, Zoran
Babac, Snežana

Stojanović, Sandra
Petrović-Lazić, Mirjana

Ječmenica, Jovana

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Over the last several decades, cochlear implantation has been fully proven as the treatment for profound hearing losses. The direct electrical stimulation of the spiral ganglion hair cells through the electrode inserted in the cochlear scala tympani is the essence of the cochlear implant (CI) functioning. Modern technological development has introduced unexpected technical quality possibilities of the device itself, as well as coding strategies, which further enable improved patients' rehabilitation results. Nevertheless, in spite of cochlear implantation becoming a routine surgical procedure, which has been changing lives of thousands of profoundly deaf adults and children, it has possible complications. Though rare, these complications could lead to severe, even fatal consequences. Bacterial meningitis represents one of the most severe postoperative complications. In this article, our five-year experience with cochlear implantation is shown, compared to other, much bigger, experience...s. Despite severity and a potentially fatal outcome of meningitis, it has rarely been seen, and the precise connection between surgical procedure and this complication is not yet clear. Do cochlear implants increase the risk of bacterial meningitis? Are deafness-associated factors predisposing the bacterial meningitis occurrence, independently from the implant? These are the questions that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the CI surgeons have been facing, as well as manufacturers and patients with their families.
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profound hearing loss / cochlear implant / meningitisSource:
Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2009, 137, 3-4, 194-198Publisher:
- Srpsko lekarsko društvo, Beograd
DOI: 10.2298/SARH0904194K
ISSN: 0370-8179
PubMed: 19459569
WoS: 000265904200013
Scopus: 2-s2.0-66549099728
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rFASPERTY - JOUR AU - Kosanović, Rade AU - Ivanković, Zoran AU - Babac, Snežana AU - Stojanović, Sandra AU - Petrović-Lazić, Mirjana AU - Ječmenica, Jovana PY - 2009 UR - http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/253 AB - Over the last several decades, cochlear implantation has been fully proven as the treatment for profound hearing losses. The direct electrical stimulation of the spiral ganglion hair cells through the electrode inserted in the cochlear scala tympani is the essence of the cochlear implant (CI) functioning. Modern technological development has introduced unexpected technical quality possibilities of the device itself, as well as coding strategies, which further enable improved patients' rehabilitation results. Nevertheless, in spite of cochlear implantation becoming a routine surgical procedure, which has been changing lives of thousands of profoundly deaf adults and children, it has possible complications. Though rare, these complications could lead to severe, even fatal consequences. Bacterial meningitis represents one of the most severe postoperative complications. In this article, our five-year experience with cochlear implantation is shown, compared to other, much bigger, experiences. Despite severity and a potentially fatal outcome of meningitis, it has rarely been seen, and the precise connection between surgical procedure and this complication is not yet clear. Do cochlear implants increase the risk of bacterial meningitis? Are deafness-associated factors predisposing the bacterial meningitis occurrence, independently from the implant? These are the questions that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the CI surgeons have been facing, as well as manufacturers and patients with their families. PB - Srpsko lekarsko društvo, Beograd T2 - Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo T1 - Meningitis as Cochlear Implant Complication EP - 198 IS - 3-4 SP - 194 VL - 137 DO - 10.2298/SARH0904194K ER -
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Kosanović, R., Ivanković, Z., Babac, S., Stojanović, S., Petrović-Lazić, M.,& Ječmenica, J.. (2009). Meningitis as Cochlear Implant Complication. in Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo Srpsko lekarsko društvo, Beograd., 137(3-4), 194-198. https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH0904194K
Kosanović R, Ivanković Z, Babac S, Stojanović S, Petrović-Lazić M, Ječmenica J. Meningitis as Cochlear Implant Complication. in Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo. 2009;137(3-4):194-198. doi:10.2298/SARH0904194K .
Kosanović, Rade, Ivanković, Zoran, Babac, Snežana, Stojanović, Sandra, Petrović-Lazić, Mirjana, Ječmenica, Jovana, "Meningitis as Cochlear Implant Complication" in Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 137, no. 3-4 (2009):194-198, https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH0904194K . .