A survey of Canadian otolaryngologists on the management of middle ear effusions.
Members of the Canadian Otolaryngological Society were surveyed by way of a questionnaire regarding their treatment of the middle ear effusion. Sixty-seven per cent of the members polled replied. The majority of respondents utilized similar conservative measures, but for varied time periods, before proceeding to surgical management. Surgery generally involved insertion of a ventilating tube plus an additional procedure which was most frequently an adenoidectomy. Other aspects surveyed included the role of allergy, type of tube used, site of tube insertion, and the question of swimming with the tube in place. The survey indicated widespread agreement in both conservative and surgical management of this common problem.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation; D009225:Myringoplasty; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010036:Otolaryngology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013997:Time Factors