Phosphorylcholine-coated antibiotic tympanostomy tubes: Are post-tube placement complications reduced?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1323-1328

  Licameli, Greg ^a,b   Johnston, Patrick ^a   Luz, Jennifer ^a   Daley, James ^a   Kenna, Margaret ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulation tissue; Otorrhea; Persistent tympanic membrane perforations; Phosphorylcholine antibacterial coating; Premature extrusion; Tympanostomy tube lumen obstruction; Tympanostomy tubes

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; OTORRHEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURE EXTRUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; VENTILATION TUBE LUMEN OBSTRUCTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVICE REMOVAL; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION;

EID: 48449093710     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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