International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (Mar 2010)
Evaluation of the results and complications of the ventilation tubes' setting surgery in patients with serous otitis media
Abstract
Introduction: Tympanostomy for ventilation tube setting is one of the surgeries more frequent performed in patients in the pediatric age group. Objective: This study evaluates the indications and complications post operatives more frequents in this otorhinolaryngological practice in a school hospital. Method: It was realized a series type retrospective study of cases in which 109 pediatric patients, that have received ventilation tube were evaluated as for the post operative indication and attendance for the otorhinolaryngology sector of the Paulista Medicine School for 2007 to 2008. Results: The age' average found was 7,37 years, being the majority of the patients of the male sex (59,63%). All the cases have had as surgical indication serous otitis media. The taxes of complications found were lower than those related for the literature with 3,43% of residual perforation with necessity of surgical re intervention and 5,47% do not presented a audiometric improvement needing a new insertion of ventilation tube. Conclusion: The results found suggest that in our service there are lower rates of postoperative otorrhea, tube reinsertion, less tubes surgically removed and a similar rate of residual perforations that that one described in the literature for surgical placement of ventilation tubes in patients with SOM.
