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Evaluation of Prevalence and Factors Affecting the Development of Middle Ear Effusion in Patients with Prolonged Intubation in Intensive Care Unit

Yoğun Bakımda Takip Edilen Uzamış Entübasyonlu Hastalarda Orta Kulakta Efüzyon Sıklığının ve Efüzyon Gelişmesinde Rol Oynayan Etkenlerin Değerlendirilmesi

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JAREM
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64–67
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Consequently, in the periodic follow-up of intensive care patients with prolonged intubation, a routine otoscopic examination has to be considered.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Monitorization of patients in intensive care units requires a multidisciplinary approach.
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Key Findings & Data:The aim of this study is to reveal the incidence and factors affecting otitis media with effusion in ICU patients intubated longer than 7 days.
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Conclusion & Impact:Consequently, in the periodic follow-up of intensive care patients with prolonged intubation, a routine otoscopic examination has to be considered.
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Objective: Monitorization of patients in intensive care units requires a multidisciplinary approach. As cooperation with unconscious or intubated patients is often not possible, some conditions may be overlooked. The aim of this study is to reveal the incidence and factors affecting otitis media with effusion in ICU patients intubated longer than 7 days. Methods: Twenty patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital from March to December 2014 were included in the study. The Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital Ethics Committee approved the study according to the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practices guidelines. All of the patients included in the study were aged >=18 years. Patients intubated because of traffic accidents or trauma, patients with a history of chronic otitis media or ear, nose, and throat operations, patients with head and neck tumors, and patients with tympanic membrane perforation, external auditory canal pathology, nasopharyngeal mass, and chronic sinusitis as well as patients with a pathology leading to nasal obstruction, such as nasal polyposis or severe septal deviation, were excluded. After a detailed history by patients' relatives, an otoscopic examination, nasal examination, tympanometry, and acoustic reflex measurements were performed. Ear examination was performed using a conventional portable otoscope.Results: Among 20 patients, 12 had bilateral effusion (24 out of 40 ears, 60%). In two patients, a type C tympanogram was obtained (four out of 40 ears, 10%), and the remaining 12 ears of six patients were normal (30%). When intubation time is evaluated, among 13 patients intubated longer than 14 days, 11 had effusion (84%). A significant correlation was found between the duration of intubation and effusion development. Assessing the state of consciousness, 11 of 12 unconscious patients (91%) were found to have effusion. There was a significant correlation between effusion development and state of consciousness.Conclusion: In unconscious patients intubated longer than 14 days, the risk of having middle ear effusion is demonstrated to be higher. Consequently, in the periodic follow-up of intensive care patients with prolonged intubation, a routine otoscopic examination has to be considered.

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Amaç: Yoğun bakımda hasta takibi birden çok branşın ortak çalışmasını gerektiren, önemli ve zor bir konudur. Çoğu zaman bilinci kapalı olan veya entübe hastalarla iletişim kurmak mümkün olmayıp, bazı hastalıkları gözden kaçabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı yoğun bakımda 7 günden uzun entübe olan hastalarda efüzyonlu otit sıklığının araştırılması ve efüzyon gelişmesinde rol oynayan etkenlerin ortaya konmasıdır.Yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi yoğun bakım ünitesinde Mart-Aralık 2014 tarihlerinde yatmış olan 20 hasta dahil edildi. Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Etik Komitesi çalışmayı Helsinki Bildirgesi ve İyi Klinik Uygulamalar Rehberine göre onayladı. Çalışmaya dahil edilen hastaların tümü 18 yaş ve üzerindeydi. Trafik kazası ya da travmaya bağlı entübe olan, kronik otitis media, kulak burun boğaz ameliyatı, baş-boyun tümörü öyküsü olan, kulak zarı perforasyonu, dış kulak yolu patolojisi, nazofarenkste kitlesi, kronik sinüziti olan, nazal polip veya ağır septal deviasyonu gibi nazal pasajı tıkayan patolojileri olan hastalar çalışmanın dışında bırakıldı. Hastaların yakınlarından ayrıntılı anamnez alınmasını takiben, otoskopik muayene, burun muayenesi, timpanometri ve akustik refleks ölçümleri yapıldı. Kulak muayenesi konvansiyonel taşınabilir otoskop ile yapıldı.Bulgular: Yirmi hastanın 12'sinde bilateral efüzyon saptandı (24/40 kulak, %60). İki hastada tip C timpanogram elde edilirken (4/40 kulak, %10), geri kalan 6 hastanın 12 kulağı normal bulundu. Entübasyon süreleri incelendiğinde 14 günden uzun entübe kalmış 13 hastanın 11 tanesinde (%84) efüzyon geliştiği saptandı. Entübasyon süresi ve efüzyon gelişimi arasında anlamlı ilişki bulundu. Bilinç durumu değerlendirildiğinde, bilinci kapalı olan 12 hastanın 11`inde (%91) efüzyon gözlendi. Bilinç durumu ile efüzyon gelişimi arasında anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edildi. Sonuç: On dört günü geçen uzamış entübasyonlu ve şuur kaybı olan yoğun bakım hastalarında orta kulak efüzyonu gelişme ihtimali daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Bu bilgi ışığında uzamış entübasyonlu hastaların yoğun bakım takip rutinlerine periyodik otoskopik muayene de eklenebilir.

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DİZDAR, D., DİNÇ, M. E., ULUSOY, S., DALGIÇ, A., AVİNÇSAL, M. Ö., YUMRU, C., TOPAK, M. (2015). Evaluation of Prevalence and Factors Affecting the Development of Middle Ear Effusion in Patients with Prolonged Intubation in Intensive Care Unit. JAREM, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 2, 64–67. https://ajindex.com/articles/270398

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