How does Frailty Impact Peri‐Operative and Speech Recognition Outcomes for Cochlear Implants in Veterans?
The prevalence of frailty is high among veterans undergoing cochlear implantation. Patient frailty is significantly associated with post-CI speech recognition but did not appear to impact likelihood of admission or complications.
Authors
- Alex D. Sweeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1551-1893)
- Angela S. Peng
- Benjamin D. Lovin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8923-6527)
- Nathan R. Lindquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9015-4895)
- Kaitlyn A. Brooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5717-558X)
Institutions
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.70140
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00