Abstract:Objectives. TARGET randomised 376 children with persistent OME to 3 regimens: watchful waiting (WW), ventilation‐tubes only (VTO), and ventilation tubes‐adenoidectomy (VTA). At 2‐year follow‐up, the demonstrated greater benefits of VTA than VTO in terms of respiratory problems and hearing thresholds were still present. Records from the largest centre were examined to determine how long benefits of +adenoidectomy continue beyond 2 years.
Methods. Retrospective records analyses of Leicester children captured c… Show more
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