Barr G D, al-Khabori M
Department of Otolaryngology, Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 1991 Dec;16(6):547-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1991.tb00970.x.
Ten patients with bilateral moderate or severe otitis externa were studied. Following aural toilet each patient was subjected to two different treatments: one ear had alternate day dressings containing a topical antibiotic/steroid mixture, while the external canal of the other was filled with the same topical preparation (sump filling). Improvement in the severity of the otitis externa was assessed after 1 week. 9 out of 10 ear canals improved in each group. An estimate of the relative cost of each treatment was made and sump filling was found to be less expensive. The results suggest that sump filling is a low cost alternative to standard treatment in moderate and severe otitis externa.
对10例双侧中度或重度外耳道炎患者进行了研究。在耳部清理后，每位患者接受两种不同的治疗：一只耳朵隔天使用含有局部抗生素/类固醇混合物的敷料，而另一只耳朵的外耳道则用相同的局部制剂填充（积液填充）。1周后评估外耳道炎严重程度的改善情况。每组10个耳道中有9个有所改善。对每种治疗的相对成本进行了估算，发现积液填充成本较低。结果表明，在中度和重度外耳道炎中，积液填充是标准治疗的一种低成本替代方法。
