Long-term Paparella II grommet use in the management of persistent childhood otitis media: a 5-year follow-up study.
A comprehensive 5-year follow-up study of Paparella grommet use in UK. Study group consists of children previously treated with short-term grommets and with persistent glue ear. Mean functional period was 3.73 years with 52% being retainde for the full 5 year duration of the study. Infection and perforation rates increased with the duration of grommet in-situ and this was especially marked after 36 months. We advise the elective removal of these long-term grommets after 3 years of function to reduce compication rate.
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D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000453:epidemiology