Patients with middle ear fluid (effusion) needed to be drained lidocaine,
Conditions
Interventions
For injection group,
1 ml of 2% lidocaine was injected using the technique mentioned above ( 2% lidocaine injection at four points: the anterior,
inferior,
posterior,
and superior quadrants of the ear canal at its bony-
cartilaginous junction). All anesthetic and myringotomy procedures were performed by a single physician,the 10% lidocaine group,
cotton soaked with 1 ml of 10% lidocaine was inserted into the ear canal guided by microscopy so that it made contact with the tympanic membrane. There was then a 10 minute waiting time before myringo
Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery
2% lidocaine injection group,10% lidocaine group
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen , Thailand
Department of Otorhinolaryngology,
Faculty of medicine,
Khon Kaen University,
Khon Kaen,
Thailand
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged over 18 years indicated for myringotomy procedures
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: history of allergy to lidocaine , severe liver or kidney disease, arterioventricular or intraventricular heart block, Strokes-Adam syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-white syndrome, pregnancy, infections or inflammation of ear canal or pinna, conditions causing pain around the ear or any other areas
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain level during anesthetic procedure,during myringotomy procedure,immediately following myringotomy procedure numeric rating scores (0-10) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| overall satisfaction level immediately after completion of the intervention 5 grade satisfaction levels | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSurapol Suetrong
Khon Kaen University
Outcome results
None listed