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In this study, the Cochlear Implant Programme of the ENT Department of Ospedale Civile di Venezia, is presented. Between 1989 and 1994, after a rigorous selection process, 36 patients were selected to be implanted with a cochlear prostheses: 28 with the multichannel Nucleus 22 device, 5 with the Clarion implant and 3 with the single channel Med-E1 BTE device. The distribution of the patients according to age, etiology, duration of auditory deprivation, age at onset of deafness, is presented. The different speech-coding strategies of the Nucleus system (Wearable Speech Processing, Multipeak speech processing and Spectral Maximum Sound processor) and the stimulation mode (common ground, bipolar, bipolar + 1) as well as the Clarion speech coding strategy (Continuous Interleaved Samples and Compressed Analog) are briefly discussed. The rehabilitation programme, the specific speech recognition assessment test batteries-Consonant Confusion Test, Vocal Confusion Test, Speech Tracking, MAC battery-as they are employed in our department, are presented. As we have analyzed our results, certain factors appear as predicting a favourable outcome: - age of onset of deafness; postlingual patients, who have developed communication skills compare favourably to the perilingual group. - durations of auditory deprivation, as it is related to surviving cells in the cochlea: the shorter the period of deafness, the better the results. - length of electrode insertion, as it is determined by ossification of the cochlea. - high dynamic range of the MAP. - percent of activated electrodes: a number of 10 active electrodes or less predicts a poor outcome. - for simplification reasons, a new variable is introduced-Auditory Deprivation Index- and its positive correlation to the performance presented. - the time period of experience with the device, length and quality of rehabilitation and family support have to be mentioned.
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PMID:[Considerations on the rehabilitation of the hearing in cochlear implant patients]. 908 26

We present a case where a C-MAC video laryngoscope was used to remove a duodenal stent that was inadvertently dislodged in the patient's proximal oesophagus during an interventional radiology procedure, causing upper airway obstruction. Using the C-MAC and a pair of Magill forceps, we were able to successfully remove the stent. Video feed allowed for further communication between us and the ENT (ear, nose and throat) surgeons.
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PMID:Novel use of videolaryngoscopy to remove a foreign body. 2615 86

Laryngeal chondrosarcoma is a rare mesenchymal tumor, most frequently affecting cricoid cartilage. The objective of this report is to present successful video laryngoscope usage in a patient with anticipated difficult airway who refused awake fiberoptic endotracheal intubation (AFOI). A 59-year-old male patient was admitted in our hospital due to difficulty breathing and swallowing. On clinical examination performed by ENT surgeon, preoperative endoscopic airway examination (PEAE) could not be performed properly due to the patient's uncooperativeness. Computed tomography revealed a spherical tumor that obstructed the subglottic area almost entirely. Due to the narrowed airway, the first choice for the anticipated difficult airway management was AFOI, which the patient refused. Consequently, we decided to perform endotracheal intubation with indirect laryngoscope using a C-MAC video laryngoscope (Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany). Reinforced endotracheal tube (6.0 mm internal diameter) was placed gently between the tumor mass and the posterior wall of the trachea in the first attempt. Confirmation of endotracheal intubation was done by capnography. In a patient with subglottic area chondrosarcoma refusing PEAE and AFOI, video laryngoscope is a particularly helpful device for difficult airway management when difficult airway is anticipated.
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PMID:LARYNGEAL CHONDROSARCOMA: SUCCESSFUL USE OF VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE IN ANTICIPATED DIFFICULT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT. 2727 83