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Table 3 Onset of facial nerve paralysis

From: Otolaryngologists and iatrogenic facial nerve injury: a meta-analysis

Study

Sample size

Immediate onset FNP

Delayed onset FNP

Middle ear surgery

94

22

72

Stapedectomy

20

1

19

Cochlear implant

54

15

39

Parotidectomy

364

109

255

Tonsillectomy

11

11

0

Vestibular Schwannoma

95

95

0

Dental procedure

6

2

4

Neurosurgery

11

2

9

Arterial embolization

3

2

1

Tumour surgery

78

23

55

Total

736

282

454

 

P < 0.0001

38.3%

61.7