PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Abdulaziz K. Alaraifi
AU  - Abdullah S. Alkhaldi
AU  - Ibrahim S. Ababtain
AU  - Fahad A. Alsaab
TI  - Predictors of tympanostomy tube extrusion time in otitis media with effusion
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2022.43.7.20220323
DP  - 2022 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 730--734
VI  - 43
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/7/730.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/7/730.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2022 Jul 01; 43
AB  - Objectives: To investigate the impact and predictors of tympanostomy tube (TT) extrusion.Methods: A retrospective study on 258 ears underwent TT insertion during 2016-2018 at King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Patients were followed for 36-48 months postoperatively to detect the recurrence rate. The sample was divided into 2 groups based on extrusion time and were compared to determine the predictors of TT extrusion.Results: Otitis media with effusion (OME) recurrence after TT insertion was detected in 28.7%. A shorter TT extrusion time was associated with a higher recurrence (p=0.002). Small TTs increased the probability of early TT extrusion (odds ratio = 5.144; 95% confidence interval: [1.602-16.519]).Conclusion: More than one-fourth of the patients who underwent TT insertion for OME developed recurrence. Tympanostomy tube extrusion earlier than 12 months was associated with a higher recurrence rate. Small TTs increased the probability of early TT extrusion.