Analysis of the effectiveness of ventilation tube insertion in pediatric patients
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Registration Number
- KCT0001378
- Lead Sponsor
- The Korean Otologic Society
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 500
Inclusion Criteria
Patients should only intended for otitis media with effusion requiring drainage through the incision in the eardrum of children under the age of 15.
Diagnostic criteria for otitis media with effusion is also defined as the presence of middle ear effusion with no signs of acute inflammation.
Otoscope, Pneumatic otoscope, otologic endoscope, Microscope, Tympanometry were used for diagnosis.
Exclusion Criteria
If the patient is rejected
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tympanometry, Pure tone audiometry;Culture of middle ear effusion, sensitivity of antibiotics
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cheif complaint & general symptoms;Previous history of operation, time and kind of surgery associated with otitis media with effusion;characteristics of middle ear effusion;Type and material of ventilation tube;The reason of ventilation tube extrusion