From the Department of Otolaryngology (Alzahrani), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam; from the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldajani), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh; and from the Head and Neck, Skull Base Health Center (Alghamdi), King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2021 Dec;42(12):1265-1271. doi: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210262.
This study aim to establish unified clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for adults and pediatric cochlear implantation (CI) for the Ministry of Health specialist hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A comprehensive literature review was carried out by a task force group. Guidelines were based on evidence-based medicine including institutions and individuals' experiences. Bilateral CI is recommended for adults and pediatrics with bilateral severe/profound hearing loss. The minimum age of implantation for children is recommended at 9 months. This study provides a safe framework for the multidisciplinary team to select appropriate CI candidates. It is important to establish a comprehensive multidisciplinary team covering different aspects of health care providers.
本研究旨在为沙特阿拉伯卫生部专科医院的成人和儿科人工耳蜗植入(CI)制定统一的临床实践指南(CPGs)。一个工作组进行了全面的文献回顾。指南基于循证医学,包括机构和个人的经验。对于双侧重度/极重度听力损失的成人和儿科患者,建议进行双侧 CI。儿童推荐的最小植入年龄为 9 个月。本研究为多学科团队选择合适的 CI 候选者提供了安全框架。建立一个涵盖医疗保健提供者不同方面的全面多学科团队非常重要。