Myringotomy
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
|---|---|
| Synonymous names: | Tympanoplasty |
| METeOR identifier: | 574904 |
| Registration status: | Indigenous, Endorsed 05/12/2017 |
| Definition: | A surgical incision of the tympanic membrane, performed to relieve pressure and release pus or fluid from the middle ear. The tympanic membrane is incised, and cultures may be taken; fluid is gently suctioned from the middle ear. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Reference documents: | Harris P, Nagy S, Vardaxis N (Editors) 2010. Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Profession, 2nd Australian and New Zealand Edition. NSW: Mosby Elsevier, page 1151. |
Relational attributes | |
| Metadata items which use this glossary item: | Closing the Gap/Child Health Check Initiative: Ear, nose and throat operation summary form DSS Indigenous, Endorsed 05/12/2017 Ear and nose surgery cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 05/12/2017 Myringotomy cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 05/12/2017 Patient—myringotomy indicator Indigenous, Endorsed 05/12/2017 Patient—myringotomy indicator, yes/no code N Indigenous, Endorsed 05/12/2017 |
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