Multicentre cohort study of cochlear implantation outcomes in Thailand

Abstract

Objectives To report the status and outcomes of cochlear implantation in Thailand. Design Cohort study. Setting Tertiary care and university hospitals. Participants Patients who underwent cochlear implant surgery in Thailand. Interventions This project collected data from all government and university hospitals in Thailand where cochlear implant surgery was performed between 2016 and 2020. Primary and secondary outcome measures Baseline characteristics, operation data, complications, audiological outcomes and quality of life were reported. Results This study included 458 patients, and nearly half of the patients were children and adolescents (46.94%). The mean age of the patients was 2.96±5...