DR. RAJ VADOR

DR. SHREYA SHAH, DR.MEHUL SHAH, DR. VEDANT RAJORIYA

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:TO STUDY AND COMPARE EFFICACY OF PROBING VS PROBING AND INTUBATION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH LACRIMAL DISORDERS.METHODS:THIS IS A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY BETWEEN JAN 2008 TO AUG 2022 AT OUR HOSPITAL.FORMAT CREATION, RETRIEVAL OF DATA FROM EMR AND ANALYSIS BY SPS22.DESCRIPTION AND CROSS TABULATION USED FOR ANALYSIS. RESULTS:OUR COHORT CONSIST OF 532 EYES WITH MEAN AGE OF 4.8. 281 MALES AND 251 FEMALES.321(60.3%) PATIENTS UNDERWENT PROBING AND 211(39.7%) PATIENTS UNDERWENT PROBING WITH INTUBATION.248(46.6%) PATIENTS ARE FROM AGE GROUP5-18YEARS.ON 6 MONTHS FOLLOW UP,100% PATIENTS UNDER PROBING AND PROBING WITH INTUBATION SUBGROUP WERE SYMPTOMLESS,WHEREAS ON 1 YEAR FOLLOW UP ONLY 0.3% PATIENT UNDER PROBING SUBGROUP PRESENTED WITH NLD BLOCK AND100%UNDER PROBING WITH INTUBATION SUBGROUP WERE SYMPTOMLESS.CONCLUSION:BASED ON THE STATISTICAL DATA THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUTCOME FOUND IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PROBING AND PROBING WITH INTUBATION IN PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP.