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In addition, early results of hearing preservation (HP) after CI surgery are presented; (2) Methods: We adopted epidemic management policies and procedures according to the National Consultant for Infectious Diseases recommendations. During preoperative visits, all patients were tested for COVID-19 with a RT-PCR test. One month postoperatively, HP values in the Partial Deafness Treatment (PDT) group of patients was established using the HEARRING group formula; (3) Results: Between January and March 2021, we performed 312 CI procedures in adult and pediatric patients. Of these, none were subsequently re-admitted to hospital and found to be COVID-19 positive. Postoperative audiometric results showed that complete or partial HP was achieved in more than half the PDT patients; (4) Conclusion: Cochlear implantation during the coronavirus disease pandemic is essential and, with careful planning, is perfectly feasible.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/life11090929","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,7]],"date-time":"2021-09-07T02:44:18Z","timestamp":1630982658000},"page":"929","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Resumption of Cochlear Implant Surgery under COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7141-9851","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Henryk","family":"Skarzynski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"World Hearing Center, Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Clinic, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Artur","family":"Lorens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Hearing Center, Implant and Auditory Perception Department, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Beata","family":"Dziendziel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Hearing Center, Rehabilitation Clinic, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elzbieta","family":"Wlodarczyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Hearing Center, Rehabilitation Clinic, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anita","family":"Obrycka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Hearing Center, Implant and Auditory Perception Department, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Adam","family":"Walkowiak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Hearing Center, Implant and Auditory Perception Department, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4978-1915","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Piotr Henryk","family":"Skarzynski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Hearing Center, Teleaudiology and Screening Department, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland"},{"name":"Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 03-242 Warsaw, Poland"},{"name":"Institute of Sensory Organs, 05-830 Kajetany, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2021, May 11). 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