TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of ear function after cardiopulmonary bypass with otoacoustic emissions
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Casale, Manuele
AU - Potena, M.
AU - Rinaldi, V.
AU - Lusini, M.
AU - Vesperini, E.
AU - Chello, M.
AU - Covino, E.
AU - Salvinelli, F.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Objectives: During extracorporeal circulation (ECC) there is a great hemodynamic stress with possible impact on the microcirculation, including cochlear one. Previous studies have evaluated the effect of ECC on inner ear with contrasting results. The aim of this study is to evaluate possible modifications of the outer hair cells (OHC) function after open heart surgery (OHS) under ECC with transient evoked (TEOAEs) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). Methods: Ten patients (5 F and 5 M), undergoing OHS with ECC, were subjected to an audiological assessment pre- and postoperatively. We compared the pre-operative and post-operative mean auditory thresholds, mean TEOAEs reproducibility and amplitude, and mean DPOAEs amplitude. Student's t-test was used to compare different values. Results: No significant differences were found between pre- and post-operative audiological assessment both in hearing level and in otoacoustic emissions. Conclusion: OHC function seems to be not affected by hemodynamic stress induced by ECC. Further studies on a larger scale will be necessary to confirm our preliminary data.
AB - Objectives: During extracorporeal circulation (ECC) there is a great hemodynamic stress with possible impact on the microcirculation, including cochlear one. Previous studies have evaluated the effect of ECC on inner ear with contrasting results. The aim of this study is to evaluate possible modifications of the outer hair cells (OHC) function after open heart surgery (OHS) under ECC with transient evoked (TEOAEs) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). Methods: Ten patients (5 F and 5 M), undergoing OHS with ECC, were subjected to an audiological assessment pre- and postoperatively. We compared the pre-operative and post-operative mean auditory thresholds, mean TEOAEs reproducibility and amplitude, and mean DPOAEs amplitude. Student's t-test was used to compare different values. Results: No significant differences were found between pre- and post-operative audiological assessment both in hearing level and in otoacoustic emissions. Conclusion: OHC function seems to be not affected by hemodynamic stress induced by ECC. Further studies on a larger scale will be necessary to confirm our preliminary data.
KW - Cardiopulmonary bypass
KW - CPB complications
KW - Hearing loss
KW - Neurologic injury
KW - Otoacoustic emissions
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M3 - Article
C2 - 22013735
AN - SCOPUS:80054846941
VL - 15
SP - 1096
EP - 1100
JO - European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
JF - European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
SN - 1128-3602
IS - 9
ER -