Preferences in stapes surgery among American otological society otologists.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Stapes surgery is technically challenging, yet its methodology is not standardized. We aim to elucidate preferences in stapes surgery among American Otological Society (AOS) otologists and determine if any common practice patterns exist.

Study design

Cross-sectional study via emailed questionnaire.

Setting

Surgery centers.

Subjects and methods

Members of the AOS were an emailed a survey to quantify variables including surgical volume, anesthetic preference, laser use, type of procedure, footplate sealing technique, antibiotic use, and trainee participation.

Results

Most otologists (71%) performed 2 to 5 stapes surgeries per month under general anesthesia (69%) with stapedotomy (71%) as the preferred procedure. Most (56%) used the rosette method

SUBMITTER: Liu YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7221209 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature