International Consensus Statements on Intraoperative Testing for Cochlear Implantation Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A wide variety of intraoperative tests are available in cochlear implantation. However, no consensus exists on which tests constitute the minimum necessary battery. We assembled an international panel of clinical experts to develop, refine, and vote upon a set of core consensus statements.

Design

A literature review was used to identify intraoperative tests currently used in the field and draft a set of provisional statements. For statement evaluation and refinement, we used a modified Delphi consensus panel structure. Multiple interactive rounds of voting, evaluation, and feedback were conducted to achieve convergence.

Results

Twenty-nine provisional statements were included in the original draft. In the first voting round, consensus was reached on 15 stat

SUBMITTER: Alzhrani F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487033 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature