THE GLASGOW BENEFIT PLOT USED TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF BILATERAL STAPEDECTOMY

Authors
PORTER MJ ZEITOUN H BROOKES GB
Citation
Mj. Porter et al., THE GLASGOW BENEFIT PLOT USED TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF BILATERAL STAPEDECTOMY, Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences, 20(1), 1995, pp. 68-71
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03077772
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
68 - 71
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-7772(1995)20:1<68:TGBPUT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The Glasgow benefit plot has encouraged surgeons to look at the result s of their surgery from a more functional standpoint rather than in pu rely technical terms. Our aim was to use the plot to examine the effic acy of second side stapedectomy. A retrospective study of 17 secon sid e stapedectomies showed that the addition of the second operation sign ificantly increased the chances of achieving at least one 'normal' hea ring ear and made 'normal' and symmetrical hearing possible.