A randomised clinical trial of single or extended dosing ciprofloxacin versus no intervention for prevention of ventilation tube otorrhoea and obstruction (PreVenTO2).

Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of ciprofloxacin .3% antibiotic eardrops in preventing clinically significant postoperative otorrhoea and tube obstruction following grommet insertion in children.

Design: Three-arm parallel assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial.

Predictors of postoperative complications in paediatric patients receiving grommets - A retrospective analysis.

Background: Insertion of middle ear ventilation tubes (MEVT), tympanostomy tubes or grommets is one of the most common paediatric surgical procedures performed by ENT surgeons worldwide. Outcomes may be complicated by postoperative otorrhoea and ventilation tube blockage.

Objective: To identify risk factors associated with early postoperative complications of MEVT insertion.