Two-Year Outcomes After Pediatric In-Office Tympanostomy Using Lidocaine/Epinephrine Iontophoresis and an Automated Tube Delivery System.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 169(3): 701-709, 2023 09.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Evaluate 2-year outcomes after lidocaine/epinephrine iontophoresis and tympanostomy using an automated tube delivery system for pediatric tube placement in-office. STUDYDESIGN:
Prospective, single-arm.SETTING:
Eighteen otolaryngology practices.METHODS:
Children age 6 months to 12 years indicated for tympanostomy were enrolled between October 2017 and February 2019. Local anesthesia of the tympanic membrane was achieved via lidocaine/epinephrine iontophoresis and tympanostomy was completed using an automated tube delivery system (the Tula® System). An additional Lead-In cohort of patients underwent tube placement in the operating room (OR) under general anesthesia using only the tube delivery system. Patients were followed for 2 years or until tube extrusion, whichever occurred first. Otoscopy and tympanometry were performed at 3 weeks, and 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. Tube retention, patency, and safety were evaluated.RESULTS:
Tubes were placed in-office for 269 patients (449 ears) and in the OR for 68 patients (131 ears) (mean age, 4.5 years). The median and mean times to tube extrusion for the combined OR and In-Office cohorts were 15.82 (95% confidence interval [CI] 15.41-19.05) and 16.79 (95% CI 16.16-17.42) months, respectively. Sequelae included ongoing perforation for 1.9% of ears (11/580) and medial tube displacement for 0.2% (1/580) observed at 18 months. Over a mean follow-up of 14.3 months, 30.3% (176/580) of ears had otorrhea and 14.3% (83/580) had occluded tubes.CONCLUSION:
In-office pediatric tympanostomy using lidocaine/epinephrine iontophoresis and automated tube delivery results in tube retention within the ranges described for similar grommet-type tubes and complication rates consistent with traditional tube placement in the OR.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Otitis Media con Derrame
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Iontoforesis
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Asunto de la revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos