Effects of tobacco on tympanoplasty

Authors

  • Andreia Ribeiro Interna Complementar do Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Pedro Hispano-E.P.E., Portugal
  • Nuno Oliveira Assistente Hospitalar de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Pedro Hispano-E.P.E., Portugal
  • Marta Pereira Serviço de Higiene e Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
  • Sara Cruz Interna Complementar do Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Pedro Hispano-E.P.E., Portugal
  • Nuno Costa Interna Complementar do Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Pedro Hispano-E.P.E., Portugal
  • Gustavo Lopes Assistente Hospitalar de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Pedro Hispano-E.P.E., Portugal
  • Abílio Leonardo Assistente Hospitalar Graduado do Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Pedro Hispano - E.P.E., Portugal
  • Manuel Rodrigues e Rodrigues Director de Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Pedro Hispano-E.P.E., Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.21

Keywords:

Tympanoplasty, Tobacco, Perforation

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to relate the tobacco smoke with graft failure and also with audiometry.

Material and Methods: A retrospective review of medical records of patients undergoing myringoplasty or tympanoplasty type I, from July 2003 to December 2006.

Results: Of 176 procedures, 19.53% of non-smokers and 22.92% of smokers have graft failure. The mean of the difference between preoperative and postoperative SRT was 13.17 dB in non-smokers and 12.79 dB in smokers. The mean of the difference between ABG and post-operative was 12.02 in non-smokers and 12.41 in smokers. None of these differences was statistically significant.

Conclusions: To date, there has been no definitive study on the role of tobacco in tympanoplasty however some studies have shown worse outcomes in smokers.

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How to Cite

Ribeiro, A., Oliveira, N., Pereira, M., Cruz, S., Costa, N., Lopes, G., Leonardo, A., & Rodrigues e Rodrigues, M. (2013). Effects of tobacco on tympanoplasty. Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 51(2), 113–116. https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.21

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 2 (2013): Junho

Section

Review