Placement of transtympanic drains in adult patients with otitis media

Authors

  • Madelyn Calderón Fundora Hospital Militar Central “Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay”. La Habana
  • Gisel Hernández Montero Hospital Militar Central “Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay”. La Habana
  • Rafael Ortiz Medina Hospital Militar Central “Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay”. La Habana

Keywords:

tympanic drainage, patients, serous otitis media.

Abstract

Introduction: The tympanic drains are tubes that are placed in the eardrum and are substitutes for the function of the Eustachian tube with equal order of importance: first, ventilation and second, drainage.

Objective: To characterize the behavior of the placement of transtympanic ventilation tubes in patients treated at the Central Military Hospital “Dr. Carlos J. Finlay”.

Methods: A descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study was carried out, during the period between October 2018 and June 2021. The universe consisted of 62 patients who had a transtympanic ventilation tube placed during the period in which the study was carried out. The sample matched the universe.

Results: A predominance of patients older than 60 years (37.1 %) and females (48.6 %) was found; the main cause was serous otitis media (91.9 %). 91.9 % of the cases had clinical improvement in less than 7 days after the surgical procedure. 64.5 % spontaneously expelled the transtympanic ventilation tube between 6 and 12 months. 98.4 % of the patients did not present complications.

Conclusions: Transtympanic ventilation tubes were an effective method to restore tympanic ventilation in the study patients, and the evolution of the procedure was satisfactory in most cases, free of complications.

 

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Published

2022-06-29

How to Cite

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Calderón Fundora M, Hernández Montero G, Ortiz Medina R. Placement of transtympanic drains in adult patients with otitis media. Rev Cubana Otorrinolaringol Cirug Cabeza Cuello [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 29 [cited 2024 Nov. 20];6(2). Available from: https://revotorrino.sld.cu/index.php/otl/article/view/360

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Mayo - Agosto

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Artículos originales de investigación

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