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Fig. 4

From: Postoperative results of ventilation tube insertion: a retrospective multicenter study for suggestion of grading system of otitis media with effusion

Fig. 4

Prognosis according to the preoperative otitis media with effusion (OME) grading system. a: From grade I to grade V, recurrence rate of OME was 15.6%, 15.7%, 28.9%, 30.2%, and 39.5%, respectively. The recurrence rate increased as the grade increased (p < 0.001).b: The rate of revision ventilation tube insertion (VTI) surgery was 9.4% in grade I, 8.8% in grade II, 15.8% in grade III, 16.6% in grade IV, and 23.3% in grade V. Also, revision VTI surgery rate increased as the grade increased (p < 0.001)

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