Role of albumin coating of tympanostomy tubes: Long-term clinical evaluation

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2213-2217

  Kinnari, Teemu J ^a   Rihkanen, Heikki ^b   Laine, Timo ^c   Salonen, Eeva Marjatta ^a   Jero, Jussi ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Leppavaara Social and Health Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Albumin coating; Otorrhea; Tympanostomy tube; Tympanostomy tube occlusion; Tympanostomy tube removal; Tympanostomy tube sequelae

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MYRINGOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SERUM ALBUMIN; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40349091576     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e3181468631     Document Type: Article

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