Incidence and perioperative factors of cavity complications following open cavity mastoidectomy

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the prevalence of postoperative cavity complications after open cavity mastoidectomy, as well as identify the perioperative variables that may contribute to the occurrence of such complications.
Methods: This study was a prospective observational inquiry that lasted for a full year. There were 110 patients in the group who received open cavity mastoidectomy and were included in the study.
Results: Postoperative cavity problems were more common in our study. Of the thirty patients with cavities, ten were female and twenty were male. The age distribution showed that the age group with the highest incidence of cavities was between 30 and 41 years old, followed by 10 to 21 and 40 to 51 years old. Thirty patients with cavities had diploeic mastoid in twenty-one percent, cellular mastoid in four, and sclerotic mastoid in seventy-one percent. Furthermore, wax accumulation was found in 12 instances. Eight cases had vertigo that lasted past the initial postoperative period. In 4% of cases, perichondritis of the pinna was seen. In the postoperative
phase, 21.5% of patients had persistent facial palsy, and 14% had recurrent cholesteatoma. 6.5% of patients had a postoperative wound infection.
Conclusion: Based on our analysis, it can be inferred that individuals with sclerotic mastoids exhibited a slightly higher propensity for encountering complications related to cavity functioning when compared to patients undergoing alternative forms of anesthesia.