多伦多病童医院的儿科人工耳蜗植入项目。

The Paediatric Cochlear Implant Program at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.

作者信息

Harrison R V, Nedzelski J, Picton N, Papsin B C, Russell S, Margar-Bacal F, Ross D, Papaioannou V, Gordon K, Lockyer L, Ingrams J, Barnett S

机构信息

Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario.

出版信息

J Otolaryngol. 1997 Jun;26(3):180-7.

PMID:9176802

Abstract

Ontario has a province-wide program for provision of cochlear implants. Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is one of three designated centres that service the paediatric population. This cochlear implant program was established in 1989. Since that time, 37 children (as of May 1996) have been provided with cochlear implants. The program also services Ontario residents who were implanted elsewhere. In the following, we provide a detailed description of the program, including the processes through which children are selected as candidates, the follow-up studies that we carry out, and the roles of various health care professionals involved. We present a demographic survey of our patient population to date, and discuss some of the important issues relating to candidacy.

摘要

安大略省有一个全省范围的人工耳蜗植入项目。多伦多病童医院是为儿童群体服务的三个指定中心之一。这个人工耳蜗植入项目于1989年设立。自那时起，（截至1996年5月）已有37名儿童接受了人工耳蜗植入。该项目也为在其他地方接受植入手术的安大略省居民提供服务。在下文，我们将详细描述该项目，包括儿童被选为候选人的流程、我们开展的随访研究，以及所涉及的各类医疗保健专业人员的职责。我们展示了迄今为止我们患者群体的人口统计学调查情况，并讨论了一些与候选人资格相关的重要问题。