Variable |
VTI |
VTI |
VTI |
Tympanoplasty |
Tympanoplasty |
Tympanoplasty |
Mastoidectomy |
Mastoidectomy |
Mastoidectomy |
|
Children (23) |
Adults (34) |
P |
Children (5) |
Adults (51) |
P |
Children (3) |
Adults (17) |
P |
Hearing gain (dB) |
18.3 |
17.8 |
0.932 |
7.4 |
10.3 |
0.386 |
5.2 |
11.3 |
0.337 |
Preoperative air-bone gap |
23.5 |
24.3 |
0.783 |
21 |
24.8 |
0.321 |
28.5 |
29.7 |
0.866 |
Postoperative air-bone gap |
4.8 |
9.9 |
0.051 |
13.7 |
14.5 |
0.842 |
23.3 |
18.5 |
0.517 |
Success rate (%) |
100 |
100 |
- |
80 |
96 |
0.253 |
100 |
100 |
- |
Postoperative complication rate (%) |
0 |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
– |