Post-operative Antibiotics; Effects on Risk of Infection After Cochlear Implant Surgery

Odense University Hospital920 enrolled

Overview

Currently there is little consensus regarding postoperative antibiotic prophylactic treatment and its effect on the postoperative infection rate after Cochlear implantation. The literature on this subject is contradictory, and very limited. The aim is to assess the impact of postoperative antibiotic treatment on post-operative infection rate, and thereby discuss if postoperative antibiotic treatment has any benefits in the preventing treatment against infectious complication.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

920

Conditions

Postoperative Infection

Interventions

AntibioticDRUG

Postoperative antibiotic treatment

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 0 YearsMax age: 120 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients undergoing cochlear implantation at this facility from 2010 to 2022 Exclusion Criteria: * none

Locations (1)

Odense University Hospital

Odense, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Infection rate

Number of infected patients

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Infection type

Number of patients with minor and severe infections

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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