Open AccessRemoval of biofilm is essential for long-term ventilation tube retention
Author(s) -
Qiang Ma,
Hui Wang,
Zhengg Chen,
Yaqin Wu,
Dian Yu,
Pengjun Wang,
Haibo Shi,
Kaiming Su
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i9.1592
Subject(s) - medicine , tympanostomy tube , ventilation (architecture) , biofilm , surgery , myringotomy , tube (container) , anesthesia , waste management , middle ear , otitis , mechanical engineering , genetics , biology , bacteria , engineering
Although long-term retention of a ventilation tube is required in many ear diseases, spontaneous removal of conventional ventilation tube is observed in patients within 3 to 12 mo. To address this issue, we aimed to determine a new method for long-term retention of the ventilation tube.