Complications of tympanostomy tube.

Anesthetic complications of tympanostomy tube placement in children.

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of perioperative anesthesia complications during bilateral myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement (BMTT). SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital where otolaryngology attending physicians and residents performed surgical procedures. Anesthesia providers included pediatric anesthesiologists, residents, nurse anesthetists, and students. METHODS Med...

In vitro testing of tympanostomy tube occlusion.

OBJECTIVE Tympanostomy tubes (TTs) are commonly rendered nonfunctional by mucus plug formation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an in vitro model could be developed to assess TT plug formation with results consistent with human trials. STUDY DESIGN An ear chamber was designed to mimic middle ear air and mucus flow conditions in post-TT otorrhea. TT occlusion was tested and ...

Prophylactic ciprofloxacin drops after tympanostomy tube insertion.

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...

Aadenoidectomy efficacy on the extrusion of tympanostomy tube

Management of refractory tympanostomy tube otorrhea with ear wicks.

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....