From: Three year experience with the cochlear BAHA attract implant: a systematic review of the literature
Study | Mean surgery time in minutes, (range) | Surgical incision | Complications - Management | Outcome |
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Baker 2015 [23] | N/A | As per manufacturer | 1 seroma - Needle aspiration 1 device detaching | 1 Resolved 1 Patient not using device |
Gawecki 2016 [19] | 44 (30–60) | As per manufacturer | 2 Haematoma – Compression bandage | Resolved |
Deveze 2015 [6] | N/A | Anterior based flap | None | Â |
46 (35–65) | Anterior based flap | 1 Haematoma – Aspiration 1 Erythema – Reduced magnet strength 3 Erythema and pain – Reduced magnet strength | Resolved | |
Marsella 2015 [26] | N/A | As per manufacturer | 1 swelling soft tissue - Antibiotics | Resolved |
Clamp 2015 [2] Briggs 2015 [22] | 45 (range N/A) | As per manufacturer | 4 Mild erythema 4 Pain – reduced strength of magnet in 1 patient | Resolved |
Powell 2015 [26] | N/A | N/A | 1 Device detaching despite stronger magnet 1 Sound processor detaching from external magnet plate | N/A |
Carr 2015 [27] | 57 (40–80) | Inferior based flap | 8 Numbness of scalp | None |