Table 4.
Post-operative Complications
| Age Group | Number of People Implanted |
Number of Ears Implanted |
Minor Complications1 |
Revision Surgeries1 |
Re- implantation Surgeries1 |
Total Complications1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <18 months |
60 | 85 | 5 (5.88%) | 2 (2.35%) | 5 (5.88%) | 12 (14.12%) |
| 18-36 months |
71 | 94 | 4 (4.26%) | 3 (3.19%) | 7 (7.45%) | 14 (14.89%) |
| 36+ months |
44 | 52 | 2 (3.85%) | 2 (3.85%) | 6 (11.54%) | 10 (19.23%) |
| All groups |
175 | 231 | 11 (4.76%) | 7 (3.03%) | 18 (7.79%) | 36 (15.58%) |
1
All complication rates as a percentage of number of ears implanted; none of the complication rates were statistically different at the 5% level between age groups - ANOVA p-values of 0.80, 0.95, 0.40, and 0.59 for minor complications, revision surgeries, re-implantation surgeries, and total complications across all age groups at implantation, respectively.