TỶ LỆ VIÊM TAI GIỮA VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN BIẾN CHỨNG Ở NHỮNG BỆNH NHÂN VIÊM TAI GIỮA ĐƯỢC ĐIỀU TRỊ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA CÀ MAU

Abstract

Background: Otitis media is the most common disease of the ear, classified as an infection of the upper respiratory tract. Otitis media is often painful because of the inflammation and accumulation of fluid in the middle ear. Objectives: determine the rate of otitis media; Some factors related to complications of otitis media in patients who come to the ENT clinic. Subjects and Method: Using a cross-sectional descriptive study with analysis, 164 patients came to the ENT clinic from July 2022 to May 2023. Results: more women (53.0%) than men (47.0%), under 60 years old (52.4%), ≥60 years old (47.6%). Types of otitis media: acute otitis media (42.7%), chronic otitis media (57.3%). Some related factors: the elderly group has a complication rate 2.05 times higher than the group under 60 years old, patients an education under grade III have a 2.2 times higher rate of otitis media complications than patients with an education grade III or higher, chronic otitis media patients have complication rates 2.3 times higher than patients with acute otitis media, these differences is statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: the rate chronic otitis media is more common than acute otitis media, there is a relationship between the group of elderly patients, education level, otitis media with complications of otitis media.