Meta‐analysis of time to extrusion of tympanostomy tubes by tympanic membrane quadrant

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Meta‐analysis of time to extrusion of tympanostomy tubes by tympanic membrane quadrant Via Clinical Otolaryngology Abstract Objectives To investigate the published time to extrusion of tympanostomy tubes inserted in the various quadrants of the tympanic membrane. Methods Publications were selected by a search with "PubMed", "Embase", and "Web of Science". A meta-analysis of time to extrusion as a function of tympanic membrane quadrant intubation was carried out. Results Eleven studies describing 2232 tympanostomy tubes were enrolled into the quantitative meta-analysis. The extrusion rate was evaluated at 3-month intervals up to 24 months post-intubation and it did not differ significantly at any of the time points tested for the superior and inferior anterior quadrants. The cumulative extrusion rates were: 11 and 9%, 32 and 23%, 59 and 36%, 80 and 67%, 87 and 70%, 88 and 82%, and 96 and 89% in the superior and anterior quadrants, respectively, at 3, 6, 9, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months post-intubation, respectively. Conclusion Time to extrusion of tympanostomy tubes are similar for all 3 tympanic membrane quadrants. The anterior superior quadrant intubation has no superiority in terms of intubation time. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.