title: 1984 Santa Barbara state-of-the-art symposium on otosclerosis. Results, conclusions, consensus.
abstract: A state-of-the-art symposium on otosclerosis convened in Santa Barbara, California on Jan 6, 1984. The panel included some of the most distinguished and experienced otosclerosis surgeons in the world, with a collective experience of over 100,000 stapes operations. The purpose of the symposium was to develop guidelines for safe management of otosclerosis and to identify the at-risk patient for surgery. Topics included techniques developed by these surgeons through avoidance, recognition, and correction of technical problems; complications; and errors that lead to poor results. Discussed in order were patient evaluation, performance of surgery, and postoperative care.
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010808:Physical Examination; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013523:Surgical Equipment