title: Complications of cochlear implant surgery: A ten-year experience in a referral hospital in Peru, 2006-2015.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the frequency and characteristics of complications of cochlear implant (CI) surgery at Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Hospital of social security in Lima-Peru between 2006 and 2015.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective descriptive study of patients that underwent CI surgery between August 2006 and December 2015.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 107 patients with CIs, the overall proportion of complications was 18.7% (20/107): 14.9% (16/107) of minor complications, and 3.7% (4/107) of major complications. Regarding the time of onset of complications, 2.8% (3/107) were intraoperative and 14% (15/107) postoperative.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CI surgery in Peru is a safe procedure with a low frequency of major complications, representing an effective therapy for patients with sensorineural hearing loss who do not respond to hearing aids.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Service of Otolaryngology , Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Hospital , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: Olenka
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alcas
authors.affiliation: a Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Service of Otolaryngology , Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Hospital , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Salazar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cochlear implant; Complications; Hearing loss; Peru