Cochlear implant complications in a low-income area of Brazil.
Gabriel Reis CastroHágada Cristine Coelho SantiagoRosauro Rodrigues de AguiarAna Beatriz Gouveia de AlmeidaLeonardo Santana Ramos OliveiraRicardo Queiroz GurgelPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2022)
Elderly patients suffered more complications than younger patients. receiver-stimulator displacement and dizziness were the most frequent complications (major and minor, respectively). The overall complication rates were comparable to those in the literature. Age as an isolated risk factor for complications in cochlear implant surgery is a path to be explored in future observations.