TYMPANOCENTESIS

Course overview

TYMPANOCENTESIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MINOR SURGICAL PROCEDURE IN THE DIAGNOSTIC ARSENAL AND MANAGEMENT OF OTITIS MEDIA (OM) AND A HOST OF OTHER EAR CONDITIONS. IT IS A RELATIVELY OLD PROCEDURE THAT HAS FOUND INCREASED USE IN RECENT YEARS. HOWEVER, ITS WIDESPREAD UTILIZATION IS A CHALLENGING CONCEPT FOR SOME CLINICIANS. WITH THE ADVENT OF WIDESPREAD ANTIBIOTICS, MANY CLINICIANS WILL EMPIRICALLY TREAT OM RATHER THAN ASPIRATE MIDDLE EAR FLUID. ADDITIONALLY, YOUNGER CLINICIANS MAY NOT BE AS WELL-VERSED IN THE TECHNIQUE., THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE USE OF TYMPANOCENTESIS IN BOTH DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CAPACITIES AMONG VARIOUS CLINICIANS WITH A FOCUS ON THE PEDIATRICIANS, OTOLARYNGOLOGIST, AND FAMILY PHYSICIANS.