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Observational study of bone-anchored hearing aid infection rates using different post-operative dressings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2006

J Doshi ,
Y Karagama ,
D Buckley  and
I Johnson
J Doshi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Y Karagama
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
D Buckley
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
I Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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Abstract

Introduction: Avoidance of infection at the implant site is a crucial element to the success of bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) implantation. However, little evidence exists to suggest the best post-operative wound dressing to use.

Material and methods: We report our experience with 160 consecutive BAHA patients, using four types of post-operative BAHA wound dressing (Tri-adcortyl®, Mepitel®, Allevyn®, and Acticoat 7® with Allevyn). Patients were reviewed at week one and week two post-operatively. Infection was defined as a positive wound swab culture or evidence of cellulitis at the BAHA site.

Results: Post-operative BAHA infection rates were 16 per cent, 50 per cent, 10 per cent and 5 per cent, for each of the four dressings respectively, and the mean number of additional visits to wound care clinic were 1.5, 3.7, one and 0.4, respectively.

Discussion: Acticoat 7 with Allevyn produced the lowest infection rate and thus became the dressing of choice for our BAHA programme.

Keywords

Prostheses and ImplantsHearing AidsOcclusive DressingsOtologic Surgical Procedures
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 10 , October 2006 , pp. 842 - 844
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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