Kavita Dedhia, Yun Li, Virginia A Stallings, John Germiller, Terri Giordano, Julia Dailey, Maria Kong, Alexandra Durkin, Ibikari Legg-Jack, Sarah Nessen, Marilyn M Schapira
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore diet patterns in children with tympanostomy tube placement (TTP) complicated by postoperative tympanostomy tube otorrhea. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey and retrospective cohort study. METHODS: Caregivers of children (0-12 years old), at a tertiary-care pediatric hospital who underwent TTP within 6 months to 2 years prior to enrollment were included. Children with a history of Down syndrome, cleft palate, craniofacial syndromes, known immunodeficiency, or a non-English-speaking family were excluded...
March 24, 2023: Laryngoscope