caa a22 4500 606183426 CHVBK 20210128100821.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-014-3113-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-014-3113-4 Outcome measures in stapes surgery: postoperative results are independent from preoperative parameters [Elektronische Daten] [Mario Koopmann, Daniel Weiss, Eleftherios Savvas, Claudia Rudack, Markus Stenner] The aim of this study was to compare audiometric results before and after stapes surgery and identify potential prognostic factors to appropriately select patients with otosclerosis who will most likely benefit from surgery. We enrolled 126 patients with otosclerosis (162 consecutive ears) in our study who underwent stapes surgery between 2007 and 2012 at our institution. Preoperative and postoperative data including pure-tone audiometry, speech audiometry, stapedial reflex audiometry and surgical data were analyzed. The average preoperative air-bone gap (ABG) was 28.9±8.6dB. Male patients and patients older than 45years of age had greater preoperative ABGs in comparison to females and younger patients. Postoperative ABGs were 11.2±7.4dB. The average ABG gain was 17.7±11.1dB. Preoperative audiometric data, age, gender and type of surgery did not influence the postoperative results. Stapes surgery offers predictable results independent from disease progression or patient-related factors. While absolute values of hearing improvement are instrumental in reflecting audiometric results of a cohort, relative values better reflect individual's audiometric data resembling the patient's benefit. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Stadedotomy nationallicence Stapedectomy nationallicence Otosclerosis nationallicence Prognosis nationallicence Koopmann Mario Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut Weiss Daniel Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut Savvas Eleftherios Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut Rudack Claudia Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut Stenner Markus Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/9(2015-09-01), 2175-2181 0937-4477 272:9<2175 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3113-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3113-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Koopmann Mario Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Weiss Daniel Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Savvas Eleftherios Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rudack Claudia Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stenner Markus Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Kardinal-von-Galen-Ring 10, 48149, Münster, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/9(2015-09-01), 2175-2181 0937-4477 272:9<2175 2015 272 405