Common agents used to unblock blood clots within tympanostomy tubes: An ex vivo study and review of literature

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1725-1728

  Burke, Emily L ^a   Walvekar, Rohan R ^a   Lin, James ^a   Hagan, Joseph ^b   Kluka, Evelyn A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Common solutions; Ear models; Ex vivo study; Otitis media; Tympanostomy tubes

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN PLUS DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OFLOXACIN; VINEGAR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T TUBE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ACETIC ACID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRRIGATION; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROBABILITY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 70449528405     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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