Otic drops used to clear a blocked grommet: An in vitro prospective randomized controlled study with blinded assessment

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 602-605

  Jassar, P ^a,c   Jose, J ^a   Homer, J J ^b  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood clot; Grommet; Obstruction; Otic drops

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CLIOQUINOL; EAR DROPS; FLUMETASONE PIVALATE; OLIVE OIL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CLIOQUINOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FLUMETHASONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PLANT OILS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 9344249067     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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