Location: Outpatient Hospital OPERATIVE REPORT

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Location: Outpatient Hospital
OPERATIVE REPORT
PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Chronic otitis media with effusion
POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Same
PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Bilateral tympanostomies with placement of ventilation tubes
PROCEDURE: After the patient was placed under general anesthetic, the right canal was cleared of wax and prepped with Betadine. A radial incision was made in the anterior-inferior quadrant and thick mucoid fluid was suctioned from behind this drum. A 0.39-mm ventilation tube was inserted. The left canal was then cleared of wax and prepped with Betadine. A radial incision was made in the anterior-inferior quadrant and thick mucoid fluid was suctioned from behind this drum. A 0.39-mm ventilation tube was inserted. The canal was then filled with Ciprodex on both sides and cotton in the external auditory meatus. The patient was awakened from her anesthetic and returned to the recovery room in stable condition. Prognosis immediate/remote is good. Blood loss is 0.
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