Bacterial infection complications in children with cochlear implants in the Czech Republic

Abstract

Studies describing wound infections after cochlear implantation are rare. Meticulous operative techniques and sufficient surgical skill can help to avoid severe postoperative complications.

Minor complications such as seromas, superficial wound infections, skin emphysema, and swelling can all be successfully treated using conservative methods. Serious problems, however, could be caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Keywords

• Cochlear implants
• Infection
• Complications
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Reimplantation
• pseudomonas-aeruginosa
• biofilm formation
• surgery
• epidemiology
• management