Two-Year Outcomes After Pediatric In-Office Tympanostomy Using Lidocaine/Epinephrine Iontophoresis and an Automated Tube Delivery System.
Erik H WaldmanAmy IngramD Macy VidrineAndrew R GouldJacob W ZeidersRandall A OwChristopher R ThompsonJonathan R MossRitvik MehtaJohn E McClayAmy BrenskiJohn GavinJohn AnsleyDavid M YenNeil K ChadhaMichael T MurrayFrederick K KozakChristopher YorkDavid M BrownEli GrunsteinRobert C SprecherDenise A ShermanScott R SchoemRobert PuchalskiSusannah HillsDan HarfeLaura J EnglandCharles A SymsLawrence R LustigPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
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.