Non-use of cochlear implants by post-lingually deafened adults

摘要: Abstract Objectives To document the occurrence of medical/surgical complications in provision cochlear implants to a cohort post-lingually deafened adult patients; compare cumulative mortality with predicted from an aged-matched control population; relate patient's position case series; identify risk factors for elective non-use implants; and examine impact complications, on cost creating successful user implant Design Longitudinal prospective observational study. Setting Nine hospitals UK, which received central funding between 1990 1994 participate programme implantation. Participants All 313 adults who multichannel this programme. Main outcome measures Status patients July 1998 (dead, non-user or user); duration use pr...