A new side effect of immunosuppression: high incidence of hearing impairment after liver transplantation

DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments:: 10.5283/epub.1954

Rifai, Kinan ; Kirchner, Gabriele I. ; Bahr, Matthias J. ; Cantz, Tobias ; Rosenau, Jens ; Nashan, Björn ; Klempnauer, Jürgen L. ; Manns, Michael P. ; Strassburg, Christian P.

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Little is known about hearing impairment in patients after organ transplantation. We conducted a single-center study to evaluate hearing impairment in patients after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). A questionnaire was sent to 695 adult patients after OLT to assess characteristics and course of auditory impairment. Risk factors such as ototoxic drugs were taken into consideration. Clinical ...