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Lens tube vs Donaldson tube: results of a prospective study comparing a new with a conventional ventilation tube.Gordts F, Clement PA, Derde MP.
ENT Department, University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
A prospective study was undertaken in 72 children comparing a new type of tympanostomy tube, the Lens tube, in one ear, and a Donaldson tube in the contra-lateral ear as a control. The average survival times of the tubes differed significantly: 17.20 months for the Lens tube, and 11.31 months for the Donaldson tube (P <0.001). By contrast, the relapse rate (22% with the Lens tube vs 21% with the Donaldson tube) after extrusion or extraction, and the residual perforation rate (3% with the Lens tube vs 6% with the Donaldson tube) were not significantly different. Otorrhea was not significantly different either: 25% with the Lens tube vs 16% with the Donaldson tube.
ENT Department, University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
A prospective study was undertaken in 72 children comparing a new type of tympanostomy tube, the Lens tube, in one ear, and a Donaldson tube in the contra-lateral ear as a control. The average survival times of the tubes differed significantly: 17.20 months for the Lens tube, and 11.31 months for the Donaldson tube (P <0.001). By contrast, the relapse rate (22% with the Lens tube vs 21% with the Donaldson tube) after extrusion or extraction, and the residual perforation rate (3% with the Lens tube vs 6% with the Donaldson tube) were not significantly different. Otorrhea was not significantly different either: 25% with the Lens tube vs 16% with the Donaldson tube.
| Originele taal-2 | English |
|---|---|
| Pagina's (van-tot) | 410-414 |
| Aantal pagina's | 5 |
| Tijdschrift | Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences |
| Volume | 1993 |
| Status | Published - 1993 |