Akcan, Fatih AlperDündar, YusufAkcan, Hümeyra BayramCebeci, DeryaSungur, Mehmet AliÜnlü, İlhan2020-04-302020-04-3020191308-76492148-3817https://doi.org/10.5152/iao.2018.5394https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/4782Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) -- APR 18-22, 2018 -- National Harbor, MDWOS: 000465464000005PubMed: 30541726OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this trial is to examine the clinical role of iron metabolism on development of Otitis media with effusion. MATERIALS and METHODS: This prospective study was conducted in a tertiary referral center. The study group made up of children who had surgery for Otitis media with effusion (OME). Control group was comprised of children who had surgery by a pediatric surgeon for inguinal hernia repair or circumcision operations with normal ear nose throat examination. Each group was evaluated depending on the serum iron metabolism parameters. RESULTS: One-hundred-thirteen children with OME and 117 control patients were included to the study. Iron deficiency anemia was detected in 18 out of 113 patients (15.9%) in study group while there were 4 out of the 117 patients (3.4%) in control group (p:0.001). The mean hemoglobin level was 12.16 +/- 1.16 in OME group and 12.93 +/- 1.08 in control group (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: The current study shows the rate of iron deficiency anemia is higher in patients with OME than controls. Iron-deficiency anemia might be considered a potential risk factor for development of otitis media with effusion, and iron parameters should be evaluated in these children.en10.5152/iao.2018.5394info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOtitis media with effusioniron deficiencyanemiapediatricArticle1511821WOS:000465464000005Q3Q4