BACKGROUND Bilateral myringotomy with insertion of tympanostomy tubes is the most common operation that children in Canada undergo. Area variations in surgical rates for this procedure have raised questions about indications used to decide about surgery. The objective of this study was to describe the factors that influence otolaryngologists to recommend tympanostomy tube insertion in children ...

INTRODUCTION Tympanostomy tube placement is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in children. Approximately 1 million tympanostomy tube placement procedures are performed on a yearly basis in the United States. The literature reports varying rates of postoperative tympanostomy tube otorrhea, ranging from 1.7% to 83%. Reported rates of recurrent postoperative tube otorrhea are 7....

INTRODUCTION To study the long-term complications of tympanostomy tube insertion in young children 10 years after surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS In September 2011, the medical records of all patients who had undergone myringotomy with tympanostomy tube insertion between February 2000 and March 2001 at the two general hospitals of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were studied. Of the 98 ...

The use of general (face-mask inhalation and intravenous) anesthesia has been the method of choice for tympanostomy tube insertion in children. However, there is no exact guideline for the choice of anesthesia method and there is no evidence to support the use of one anesthesia method over another. Clinically, the anesthesia method used to be decided by old customs and the surgeon's blind faith...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of prophylactic ciprofloxacin drops in decreasing the incidence of post-tympanostomy otorrhea, and the relation between middle ear content and post-tympanostomy otorrhea. METHODS One hundred and fifty patients aged 3-14 years underwent tympanostomy and tube insertion at the Prince Rashid Ben Al-Hasan Hospital, Al-Husn, Jordan during the interval between...

background: otitis media with effusion (ome) is the most frequent indication for surgery in children. some surgeons prefer to use adenoidectomy and myringotomy with tympanostomy tubes insertion to prevent the sequelae of the disease and also more improvement of hearing. the aim of this study is to compare adenoidectomy-myringotomy with adenoidectomy-myringotomy plus tympanostomy tube in the man...

introduction: to study the long-term complications of tympanostomy tube insertion in young children 10 years after surgery.   materials and methods: in september 2011, the medical records of all patients who had undergone myringotomy with tympanostomy tube insertion between february 2000 and march 2001 at the two general hospitals of isfahan university of medical sciences were studied. of the 9...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The most common complication of tympanostomy tube (T-tube) insertion is the development of postoperative otorrhea. Post-tympanostomy tube otorrhea (PTTO) is defined as active drainage through an existing T-tube. Many surgeons routinely use topical antibiotics as prophylaxis against early PTTO. Mupirocin calcium ointment is a topical antimicrobial agent with broad-spect...

PURPOSE Although common in children with tympanostomy tubes, the current incidence of tympanostomy tube otorrhea (TTO) is uncertain. TTO is generally a sign of otitis media, when middle ear fluid drains through the tube. Predictors for otitis media are therefore suggested to have predictive value for the occurrence of TTO. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of TTO and its predictors. METH...