title: Antibiotic prophylaxis in cochlear implant surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We conducted this study to determine the incidence of infection in cochlear implant surgery after using perioperative antibiotics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Study design was a retrospective case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  There was a retrospective chart review of 95 patients (81 adults, 14 children) undergoing 98 cochlear implants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of infection following cochlear implant surgery was 1% with the use of perioperative antibiotics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perioperative antibiotics, usually administered as a single dose, are sufficient for the prevention of major wound infection after cochlear implant surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. hirschbe@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Barry E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blikas
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Whitaker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome