Complications of Otologic Surgery (2022 AMW)
2022 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience
Complications of Otologic Surgery is a panel sponsored by the AAO-HNSF Otology & Neurotology Education Committee. Otologic surgery may be performed by comprehensive otolaryngologists, pediatric otolaryngologists, otologists, and neurotologists. It is imperative that surgeons understand and anticipate the array of potential complications associated with otologic surgery so as to maximize patient safety, improve operative outcomes and prevent a cascade of untoward intraoperative events. This requires an extensive knowledge of pertinent temporal bone anatomy, including normal variations and pathologic changes that may or may not be anticipated. The panel will discuss three of the most common operations performed with an emphasis on preoperative preparation, intraoperative decision making, recognition of potential and actual complications, and anticipated prognosis and recovery. These procedures are (1) tympanoplasty and ossiculoplasty, (2) mastoidectomy (both canal wall up and canal wall down), and (3) stapedectomy. Each panelist will provide a brief 7 to 10-minute presentation of the indicated procedure and discuss anticipated and actual intraoperative complications and how these impact outcomes. The second half of the course will be devoted to case presentations with input from all panelists with audience participation. Cases highlighting both common and uncommon complications in each procedure will be presented to spur discussion regarding preoperative management, intraoperative decision making and long-term sequelae. The intention is to present cases that are reasonably routine followed by cases that have unanticipated intraoperative issues, which have either preceded a complication or where a complication has been encountered. At the end of this course and panel discussion, the attendee should have an understanding of how to predict operative problems, how to address complications if they occur, and how to prevent a cascade of preventable untoward events.
Credits
CME:1.0, MOC:1.0