Cochlear implantation under local anesthetic: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

• Published in: Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 226 - 236
• Main Authors: Walters, Ben, Gaskell, Peter, Muzaffar, Jameel, Iftikhar, Haissan, Monksfield, Peter, Bance, Manohar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2022; Wiley
• Subjects: Adults; Bias; cochlear implantation; Cochlear implants; Comorbidity; conscious sedation; General anesthesia; Hearing loss; Hospitals; Human subjects; Local anesthesia; local anesthetic; Meta-analysis; Morbidity; Mortality; Otology, Neurotology, and Neuroscience; Patient satisfaction; Physiology; Population; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Review; Surgical techniques; Systematic review; Transplants & implants; Brazil; United Kingdom > UK; France; United States > US; local anesthetic; conscious sedation; cochlear implantation

Objectives As the population ages and implantation criteria are relaxed, more patients with complex comorbidities are becoming eligible for cochlear implantation (CI). These patients have higher risks associated with general anesthesia. This systematic review assesses outcomes and complications foll...