Stapes surgery leads to significant improvement in quality of life, independently from the surgical method: evaluation of stapes surgery using different prostheses and different quality of life measurements.

Nora Magdalena WeissSophie SchuldtWilma GroßmannTobias OberhoffnerChristian GinzkeySebastian P SchravenRobert Mlynski

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2019)

Both prostheses were safe and led to comparable hearing results as well as to subjective benefits in the Health-related-Quality-of-Life (HrQoL). A combination of the two questionnaires is recommendable for postoperative quality control.

Keyphrases

quality control
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
patients undergoing
sleep quality
physical activity
hearing loss