Ladegaardkara6223

Images from the pre- and post-BDET functional CT scans did not show apparent changes in the anatomy. Comparisons of ETF test parameters pre- and post-BDET suggested that the ET was easier to open and stayed open longer after the procedure. However, during the limited duration of follow-up most subjects continued to have ETD, some requiring VT re-insertion after the study period. CONCLUSIONS Adults with severe ETD may benefit from BDET, however ETD may not be completely resolved and patients may continue to need VTs.OBJECTIVE Virtual reality (VR) simulation training can improve temporal bone (TB) cadaver dissection skills and distributed, self-regulated practice is optimal for skills consolidation. Decentralized training (DT) at the trainees' own department or home offers more convenient access compared with centralized VR simulation training where the simulators are localized at one facility. The effect of DT in TB surgical training is unknown. We investigated the effect of decentralized VR simulation training of TB surgery on subsequent cadaver dissection performance. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, controlled cohort study. SETTING Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) teaching hospitals and the Danish national TB course. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-eight ORL residents 20 in the intervention cohort (decentralized training) and 18 in the control cohort (standard training during course). INTERVENTION Three months of access to decentralized VR simulation training at the local ORL department or the trainee's home. A freeware VR simulator (the visible ear simulator [VES]) was used, supplemented by a range of learning supports for directed, self-regulated learning. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Mastoidectomy final-product scores from the VR simulations and cadaver dissection were rated using a modified Welling Scale by blinded expert raters. RESULTS Participants in the intervention cohort trained decentrally a median of 3.5 hours and performed significantly better than the control cohort during VR simulation (p  less then  0.01), which importantly also transferred to a 76% higher performance score during subsequent cadaver training (mean scores 8.8 versus 5.0 points; p  less then  0.001). CONCLUSIONS Decentralized VR simulation training of mastoidectomy improves subsequent cadaver dissection performance and can potentially improve implementation of VR simulation surgical training.OBJECTIVE Due to the microscopic nature of otologic surgery, photographic image quality suffers from an inherent inability to maintain all the planes of surgery in focus under binocular microscopy. Our goal was to perform simple editing techniques to create improved imaging for educational and research purposes in the field of Otology and Neurotology. PATIENTS/DESIGN The study was a proof of concept performed with series of cases including patients undergoing transmastoid and transcanal otologic surgery over time period of December 1, 2018 to March 1, 2019 at an academic medical center. selleck chemical The Zeiss OPMI Pentero 800 operating microscope was used with a camera capturing 2.1 megapixel, 1098 × 1080 resolution images. INTERVENTION We created a systematic protocol for capturing images of multiple focal lengths during each surgery. With the image-editing technique of focus-stacking, multiple images of varying focal length, were spliced together to produce high-quality and high-fidelity composite images rendered using the Adobe Photoshop (San Jose, CA). OUTCOMES Subjective comparisons of pre and post photo-edited photographs. RESULTS Composite, focus-stacked images with comparison to unedited microscopic pictures are reviewed in the manuscript. CONCLUSION We describe a simple and objectively practical method for improving the quality of medical imaging in the field of Otology/Neurotology. To achieve this enhanced image quality, a relatively expeditious and reliable photographic protocol can be used for image capturing and editing, requiring little to no additional training for a physician in the field.OBJECTIVE To compare the speech perception outcomes for patients with preoperative severe versus profound hearing loss with a cochlear implant (CI). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective patient review. SETTING Cochlear implant program. PATIENTS Cochlear implant adult recipients (16 yr and above) having surgery between 2008 and 2015 with speech perception results and four frequency averaged severe (70-89 dBHL) or profound (90 dBHL and above) hearing loss. Prelingual deaf adults were included in the data. INTERVENTION Cochlear implant. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Speech perception scores with CUNY sentences and monosyllabic (CNC/CVC) word scores at preoperative and 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively testing. Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare outcomes of the two groups. Interquartile comparisons were also made. RESULTS The severe group had significantly better speech perception than the profound hearing loss group for CUNY sentences and CNC/CVC word scores preoperatively (p  less then  0.001) (p  less then  0.001), at 6 months (p  less then  0.001) (p  less then  0.001), and at 12 months (p  less then  0.01) (p  less then  0.001), respectively. At 3 months there was no significant difference. The number of patients in each severe or profound group at the different time points ranged from 92 to 367 patients for CUNY sentences and from 52 to 216 patients for the word scores. The 12 months' lower quartile score for CUNY sentences for severe and profound groups was 83% and 75% respectively. The lower quartile score for words was 32% and 26% respectively. CONCLUSION Adult CI recipients showed marked improvements in speech perception with a CI. Those with severe hearing loss have significantly better outcomes compared with profound hearing loss patients. These outcomes can inform CI candidacy evaluation criteria.OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the hearing preservation outcomes of patients who received extended versus single-dose steroid therapy in cochlear implant surgery. DESIGN Case-control. SETTING Tertiary referral centers in Taiwan from April 2017 to 2019. PARTICIPANTS A total of 70 patients aged 1 to 78 years old (mean = 18.04, standard deviation [SD] = 21.51) who received cochlear implantation via the round window approach were included in the study. Prospectively, 35 cases were enrolled for cochlear implantation with single-dose therapy. Thirty-five controls who underwent cochlear implantation with extended therapy were retrospectively enrolled after frequency matching. OUTCOME MEASURES The main outcome measure was the rate of hearing preservation. This was calculated based on the HEARRING Network formula and results were categorized as complete, partial, and minimal. Impedances served as secondary outcomes. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the complete hearing preservation rates between the extended and single-dose groups at 6 months postoperatively.