title: Audit of stapedectomy results in a district general hospital.
abstract: We report a series of 100 stapes operations performed for otosclerosis. The problems in reporting the results of stapedectomies are discussed. The audit showed a difference in the measured results between two consultants. As a result, the consultant with the worse outcome chose to stop operating on patients with otosclerosis. The advantages and disadvantages of a single surgeon performing all the cases are discussed. We advocate a central registry of all surgeons performing stapes surgery to allow periodic national comparative audits.
authors.affiliation: Ear, Nose, Throat & Eye Research (ENTER), Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hawthorne
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Flood
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001844:Bone Conduction; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom