Sharps exposures among otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents.

Objectives/hypothesis: Examine the incidence of sharps exposures among otolaryngology residents, assess characteristics of exposures, and determine rates of reporting these potentially career- and life-impacting exposures.

Study Design: Cohort study of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents.

Methods: Survey was administered online to otolaryngology residents in the spring of 2008, gathering demographic information, characteristics of sharps exposures, and residents' self-reporting of sharps exposures.

Intracranial complications of cochlear implantation.

Objective: To describe intracranial complications after cochlear implantation in the pediatric and adult populations.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.