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Can party balloons replace autoinflation balloons to treat glue ear? A technical comparison

BACKGROUND: Autoinflation balloons are used to treat patients with otitis media with effusion (OME) to help avoid surgery. AIM: To compare the ability of party balloons with Otovent balloons to produce sufficient pressure for a Valsalva manoeuvre. DESIGN & SETTING: Pressure testing was used to d...

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Autores principales: Marshall, Katherine, Perera, Rafael, Glasziou, Paul, Fleming, Susannah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of General Practitioners 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8278505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33589466
http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0178