Myung Hoon Yoo, Yang-Sun Cho, June Choi, Yun Hoon Choung, Jae-Ho Chung, Jong Woo Chung, Gyu Cheol Han, Beom Cho Jun, Dong-Kee Kim, Kyu Sung Kim, Jun Ho Lee, Kyu-Yup Lee, Seung Hwan Lee, In Seok Moon, Hong Ju Park, Shi Nae Park, Jihye Rhee, Jae Hyun Seo, Seung Geun Yeo
Objectives: The impact of ventilation tube (VT) and effusion types on VT extrusion rate and complications remains unclear in children with otitis media. This part II study was conducted to evaluate the factors affecting extrusion rate, recurrence rate, and complications of VT insertion. Methods: A prospective study was conducted between June 2014 and December 2016 ("EVENT study"; analysis of the Effectiveness of VENtilation Tube insertion in pediatric patients with chronic otitis media), with follow-up data collected until the end of 2017...
September 1, 2022: Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology