28 January 2023>: Database Analysis
Retrospective Study of 157 Patients with Otosclerosis to Evaluate Association Between Carhart Notch on the Preoperative Bone-Conduction Audiogram and Postoperative Hearing and Balance Evaluated by the Vestibular Disorders Activities of Daily Living Scale
Katarzyna Job 1ABCDEF , Agnieszka Wiatr 1ABCF , Hassan Awada 2CEF , Maciej Wiatr 1ABDEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939255
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939255
Table 5 Average bone conduction thresholds in the established groups 4 months and 12 months after surgery.
Follow-up | Group | n | Postoperative BC (dB) | P | ||||
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Mean | SD | Me | Min | Max | ||||
12 months after surgery | 1 | 39 | 29.2 | 10.4 | 26.3 | 10.0 | 53.8 | |
2a | 41 | 22.9 | 7.6 | 23.8 | 10.0 | 37.5 | ||
2b | 46 | 33.2 | 10.6 | 31.9 | 16.3 | 63.8 | ||
4 | 21 | 27.5 | 9.7 | 28.8 | 11.3 | 46.3 | ||
4 months after surgery | 1 | 39 | 29.5 | 10.3 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 54.5 | |
2a | 40 | 23.4 | 7.5 | 24.1 | 10.0 | 38.5 | ||
2b | 46 | 33.6 | 10.6 | 32.3 | 16.5 | 64.0 | ||
4 | 21 | 28.0 | 9.8 | 29.0 | 12.0 | 46.3 | ||
Postoperative BC – average bone conduction thresholds after surgery; BC – bone conduction threshold; SD – standard deviation; Me – median; min – minimum; max – maximum; n – number of patients. |