Preventive therapy for postoperative purulent otorrhea after ventilation tube insertion

Kocaturk, S; Yardimci, S; Yildirim, A; Incesulu, A

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2004.11.004

Preventive therapy for postoperative purulent otorrhea after ventilation tube insertion

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Kocaturk S., Yardimci S., Yildirim A., Incesulu A.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.26, ss.123-127, 2005 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 26 Konu: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2005
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2004.11.004
Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.123-127

Özet

Objective: Treatment modalities which are intraoperative irrigation of the middle ear with isotonic saline, postoperative oral antibiotic treatment, and postoperative topical antibiotic use have been compared with each other and with control group regarding their efficiency in preventing postoperative purulent otorrhea after ventilation tube insertion. Moreover, the costs of the treatment modalities were analyzed.