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Local Anesthesia With Sedation for Cochlear Implant Surgery

Completed
Conditions
Cochlear Implant Surgery
Registration Number
NCT01033890
Lead Sponsor
Instituto Paranaense de Otorrinolaringologia
Brief Summary

ABSTRACT

Objectives: The aim of this article is to illustrate the possibility of performing a cochlear implant with local anesthesia and sedation, the anesthesic technique and the advantages of that in comparison to a general anesthesia.

Materials and method: The investigators describe two successful surgeries done with local anesthesia, including the neural telemetry and the conditions the patient presented after the surgery, with a very good recovery and no complications during and after the procedure.

Key words: local anesthesia, cochlear implant

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3
Inclusion Criteria
  • adult patients with total deafness
Exclusion Criteria
  • children under 18 years old

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Good liability and pos operative period of the patients submitted to cochlear implant surgery with local anestesia and sedationone year
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Instituto Paranaense de Otorrinolaringologia

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Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Instituto Paranaense de Otorrinolaringologia
🇧🇷Curitiba, PR, Brazil

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