The use of perioperative Sofradex® eardrops in preventing tympanostomy tube blockage: A prospective double-blinded randomized-controlled trial

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 598-601

  Arya, Arvind K ^a,b   Rea, P A ^a   Robinson, P J ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Perioperative; Tympanostomy tubes

Indexed keywords

SOFRADEX; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; FRAMYCETIN; GRAMICIDIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INSTILLATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTORRHEA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAMYCETIN; GRAMICIDIN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 9344231452     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00875.x     Document Type: Article

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