Assessing the efficacy of tragal pumping: A randomized controlled trial

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 891-893

  Boyd, Nathan H ^a   Gottschall, Joshua A ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

General otolaryngology; Myringotomy; Otitis media; Otorrhea; Ototopicals; Pressure equalization tubes; Tragal pumping

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; OFLOXACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYRINGOTOMY; PRESSURE EQUALIZATION TUBE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAGAL PUMPING; TUBE; AUDITORY CANAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EAR CANAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OFLOXACIN; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961194533     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599811399711     Document Type: Article

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