Early post-operative morbidity after tympanostomy tube insertion

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 699-703

  Allen, Jacqui ^a   Morton, Randall P ^a   Ahmad, Zahoor ^a  

^a South Auckland Health ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Complications; Grommet Insertion; New Zealand; Otitis Media With Effusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EAR DROPS; SOFRADEX; STEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MIDDLE EAR OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; OTORRHEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; NEW ZEALAND; OTITIS MEDIA; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 24744467350     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215054798005     Document Type: Article

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