Expert's Guide to Tympanostomy Tubes (AMW) Session
2021 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience
Tympanostomy (ventilating) tubes are the most common ambulatory surgery performed on children in the United States. This presentation provides strategies and management paradigms for optimizing outcomes for children with tympanostomy tubes, based on current best evidence and the author’s experience as an international authority in managing otitis media. Topics will include tube selection, perioperative management, office-based insertion, water precautions, tube obstruction, tube granulomas, chronic otorrhea, medialized tubes, and adjuvant adenoidectomy. Emphasis is placed on a patient-centered approach that build upon current practice guidelines and evidence-informed strategies.
Description
Learning Objective: 1. Implement proactive strategies in tube selection and perioperative care to optimize outcomes. 2. Know how to manage common tube problems, including obstructed lumen, granulomas, tube otorrhea (recurrent & chronic). 3. Identify practical techniques for educating families and engaging them in shared decisions based on best evidence. Faculty: Richard Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA(Nothing to Disclose).