title: Early complications of surgery for chronic otitis media.
abstract: This audit report details early post-operative complications following surgery for chronic otitis media. One hundred and forty-five cases were assessed. There were no facial nerve palsies, a bone conduction threshold elevation occurred in 4.6 per cent of cases. A wound infection occurred in six per cent of cases as did BIPP allergy. Twenty-six per cent of patients reported symptoms consistent with chorda tympani trauma. Short-lived symptoms of jaw discomfort were reported by 46 per cent of patients and imbalance or vertigo by 10 per cent of patients. The findings are compared with other published reports of complications following ear surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Sunderland Royal Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dawes
mesh_terms: D018771:Arthralgia; D001729:Bismuth; D001844:Bone Conduction; D002814:Chorda Tympani Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D008485:Medical Audit; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; C045757:bismuth iodoform paraffin paste; D001729:Bismuth