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. 2020 Jan 14;323(2):182-183.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.18611.

Incidence of Infectious Complications Following Cochlear Implantation in Children and Adults

Daniel P Lander  1 , Nedim Durakovic  1 , Dorina Kallogjeri  1 , Pawina Jiramongkolchai  1 , Margaret A Olsen  2 , Jay F Piccirillo  1 , Craig A Buchman  1
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Incidence of Infectious Complications Following Cochlear Implantation in Children and Adults

Daniel P Lander et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This cohort study uses data from state health care databases to determine the incidence and timing of infectious complications following cochlear implant surgery among patients in 5 US states between 2006 and 2016.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Kallogjeri reported owning stock in and serving as a consultant for Potentia Metrics. Dr Olsen reported receiving grants from Pfizer, Sanofi Pasteur, and Merck and receiving personal fees from Pfizer. Dr Buchman reported receiving personal fees from Cochlear Corporation, Advanced Bionics Corp, and Advanced Cochlear Diagnostics LLC. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Incidence of Infectious Complications by Age Group
Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. Inset figure presents incidence rates by age for children aged 1 to 3 years.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Mean Cumulative Incidence of Infectious Complications in Pediatric and Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients
The difference in incidence rates of infectious complications between the pediatric and the adult cohort is most pronounced in the first 180 days after implantation (blue area).
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