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A Novel Rescue Technique for Difficult Intubation and Difficult Ventilation
Published on: January 17, 2011
[Utilization of middle ear ventilatory tubes for children, ages 0-12 years, in the Netherlands during 1990-1994]
1Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, afd. Keel-, Neus- en Oorheelkunde, Nijmegen.
Objective:
To explore the incidence of treatment with ventilation tubes in the Netherlands in children from birth to 12 years of age in the period from 1990 to 1994.
Design:
Secondary data analysis.
Methods:
Data on bilateral treatment with ventilation tubes in 1990-1994 in the Netherlands were obtained from the National Medical Register of SIG Health Care Information. Incidence rates of the treatment in children aged 0-12 years were calculated using population estimates issued by the National Department of Statistics.
Results:
Whereas from 1990 to 1992 the total number of bilateral inserted tubes increased from 39.923 to 51.615, a decrease to 48.635 was observed in 1994. The average incidence rate of treatment with ventilation tubes was 1.97% (range: 0.12%-5.08%) in children from birth to 12 years. Peak incidences were found around 2 years and 6 years of age. Prevalence rates of otitis media with effusion as found in the literature were higher, especially during infancy.
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