Prophylactic treatment after ventilation tube insertion: comparison of various methods.
Otitis media is recognized as one of the most common diseases of childhood. Insertion of tympanostomy tubes for the treatment of otitis media is the most frequently performed otologic operation, and postoperative otorrhea is its most common complication. Many authors have suggested various reasons for posttympanostomy otorrhea, and many different prophylactic treatments were proposed in recent years to prevent this bothersome and frustrating complication. This retrospective study was designed to investigate and compare the efficacy of various prophylactic treatments and to define the most effective method of reducing the rate of postoperative otorrhea.
Golz
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
Ghersin
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Joachims
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Westerman
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Gilbert
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Netzer
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007322:Instillation, Drug; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D010406:Penicillins; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D000658:Amoxicillin