Erik H Waldman, Amy Ingram, D Macy Vidrine, Andrew R Gould, Jacob W Zeiders, Randall A Ow, Christopher R Thompson, Jonathan R Moss, Ritvik Mehta, John E McClay, Amy Brenski, John Gavin, John Ansley, David M Yen, Neil K Chadha, Michael T Murray, Frederick K Kozak, Christopher York, David M Brown, Eli Grunstein, Robert C Sprecher, Denise A Sherman, Scott R Schoem, Robert Puchalski, Susannah Hills, Dan Harfe, Laura J England, Charles A Syms, Lawrence R Lustig
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate 2-year outcomes after lidocaine/epinephrine iontophoresis and tympanostomy using an automated tube delivery system for pediatric tube placement in-office. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, single-arm. SETTING: Eighteen otolaryngology practices. METHODS: Children age 6 months to 12 years indicated for tympanostomy were enrolled between October 2017 and February 2019. Local anesthesia of the tympanic membrane was achieved via lidocaine/epinephrine iontophoresis and tympanostomy was completed using an automated tube delivery system (the Tula® System)...
April 1, 2023: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery