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Table 2 Surgery time, incision, complications and their management

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

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

 

Iseri 2014 [24], Iseri 2015 [9]

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

  1. N/A Not available