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. 2020 Mar 5;146(5):1–7. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.0030

Table 2. Statistical Analyses of Revision Reasons and Device Survival Rates by Devicea.

Device Model Mean (SD) Follow-up Duration, y No. No. of Revisions No. of CIs Rate, No./Total No. (%) Survival, %
Device Failure Flap-Associated Problem Migration Hematoma CSF Leakage Misinsertion Revision Device Failure Cumulative Device
5-y 10-y 5-y 10-y
Cochlear
CI 24R 15.1 (1.1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 100 100 100 100
CI 24RE 10.2 (1.7) 4 1 2 1 0 1 9 159 9/159 (5.7) 4/159 (2.5) 94.34 94.34 97.42 97.42
CI 422 4.6 (1.9) 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 185 4/185 (2.2) 4/185 (2.2) NA NA NA NA
CI 512 7.9 (1.4) 8 0 2 2 0 1 13 66 13/66 (19.7) 8/66 (12.1) 83.33 NA 90.24 NA
CI 522 1 (0.4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 1/30 (3.3) 1/30 (3.3) NA NA NA NA
CI 532 0.5 (0.2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 NA NA NA NA
Total, No. (%) 7.5 (4.2) 17 (63.0) 1 (3.7) 4 (14.8) 3 (11.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (7.4) 27 506 27/506 (5.3) 17/506 (3.4) 94.95 NA 96.97 NA
Advanced Bionics
Clarion CII 15.5 (0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 100 100 100 100
HiRes 90K 11.4 (2.2) 7 2 0 0 0 0 9 142 9/143 (6.3) 7/143 (4.9) 94.32 93.60 95.67 94.94
Total, No. (%) 11.5 (2.2) 7 (77.8) 2 (22.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 9 146 9/146 (6.2) 7/146 (4.8) 94.48 NA 95.79 NA
Med-El
SONATAti100 6.8 (0.7) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 60 2/60 (3.3) 1/60 (1.7) 96.67 NA 98.31 NA
CONCERTO 3.8 (1.3) 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 178 4/178 (2.2) 2/178 (1.1) 97.55 NA 98.77 NA
PULSAR CI 100 6.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100 NA 100 NA
Synchrony 0.6 (0.2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 1/31 (3.2) 1/31 (3.2) NA NA NA NA
Total, No. (%) 4.1 (2.1) 4 (57.1) 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (28.6) 0 (0.0) 7 270 7/270 (2.6) 4/270 (1.5) 96.93 NA 98.15 NA
Oticon
Neuro Zti/Total 0.5 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 3 0 0 NA NA NA NA
Total patients who had CIs, No. (%) 7.1 (4.2) 28 (65.1) 4 (9.3) 4 (9.3) 3 (7.0) 2 (4.7) 2 (4.7) 43 925 43/925 (4.6) 28/925 (3.0) NA NA NA NA
Reason for revision rates, % NA 3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Abbreviations: CI, cochlear implant; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; NA, not applicable.

a

Device failure was the most common reason for revision surgery. Among devices, the revision rate and device failure rate were highest with the CI 512. Among manufacturers, they were highest with Advanced Bionics devices.