Is aspiration necessary before tympanostomy tube insertion?
LARYNGOSCOPE, cilt.108, sa.3, ss.443-444, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 108 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 1998
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00005537-199803000-00024
- Dergi Adı: LARYNGOSCOPE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.443-444
- Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Aspiration of middle ear fluid after myringotomy is performed routinely, although investigators imply a cause-and-effect relationship between suction noise and acoustic trauma. This prospective randomized study investigated if aspiration was necessary. Fifty-one myringotomies and 50 tympanostomy tube insertions were performed on 27 patients. A suction instrument was utilized in 24 ears and was not used in 27 ears. In a follow-up period, no difference was observed between the two groups. The authors did not establish that aspiration is indeed harmful, but tympanostomy tube insertion can be performed without suctioning middle ear effusion.