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    Perfil Epidemiológico De Pacientes Adultos Reabilitados Com Implante Coclear Em Um Centro Terciário De Atendimento Da Cidade De São Paulo (Centro Do Deficiente Auditivo - Unifesp)
    (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-05-31) Gomes, Leonardo Marques [UNIFESP]; Cruz, Oswaldo Laercio Mendonca [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Objectives: To analyze the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the patients adults with cochlear implants in a tertiary referral. Analyze the number of minor and major complications after cochlear implantation in adults. Methods: We performed a retrospective study, non-randomized, for collection of clinical and epidemiological data, from the review of medical records of all adult patients undergoing cochlear implantation and met in the center of the Hearing Impaired UNIFESP, between the years of 2005 to 2015. Results: We observed a prevalence of female patients (52.4%). The most common cause was idiopathic (41.3%), followed by meningitis (14.3%), and otosclerosis (11.1%). A total of 40 (63.5%) of the 63 patients had at least one surgical complication; 5 (7.9%) with at least one major complication and 40 (63.5%) patients with at least one minor complication. Conclusion: The unknown etiology in adults with severe hearing loss still prevalent, followed by meningitis. In spite of the number of major complications is low, reinforces the need for a careful preparation of patients for implantation. The number of major complications is low while the minor complications can be easily treated with conservative treatment. Patients older than 60 years presented similar results and complications to younger patients. Cochlear implantation should therefore be considered in this population.