Otosclerosis revision surgery in Sweden: hearing outcome, predictive factors and complications.

Purpose: To describe the procedures and investigate the hearing outcomes and complications after revision surgery for patients with otosclerosis in Sweden and compare these with previously published reports and to investigate factors that may predict the outcomes of revision surgery.

Methods: A total of 254 patients from the Swedish Quality Register for otosclerosis surgery who underwent surgery at 21 clinics were identified as having undergone revision surgery for otosclerosis from 2003 to 2013. Clinical records and audiograms from each of these patients were collected and analyzed.

Stapes surgery in Sweden: evaluation of a national-based register.

The aim of the National Quality Registries is to monitor the outcome of healthcare given to patients. The Swedish Quality register for otosclerosis surgery is one of the nine official national registers for ear, nose and throat diseases in Sweden. Since 2004, surgical and audiological results and patient satisfaction scores have been systematically collected from a majority of the ear, nose and throat clinics performing stapes surgery in Sweden.

Evaluation of cost-utility in middle ear implantation in the 'Nordic School': a multicenter study in Sweden and Norway.

Conclusion: Hearing restoration using an active middle ear implant (AMEI) is a highly cost-effective treatment for a selected group of patients with no other possibilities for auditory rehabilitation.

Objectives: To evaluate the cost-utility of using an AMEI for hearing rehabilitation.

Methods: This was a prospective, multicenter, single-subject repeated study in six tertiary referral centers.