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There are a number of minor morbidities associated with use of the dressings, as well as a financial cost associated with an overnight stay in hospital or a return appointment for removal of the dressings. The benefit of having these dressings <jats:italic>in situ<\/jats:italic> overnight is questionable.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective review of 133 patients who had their mastoid dressing removed 2\u2009h after their procedure was undertaken at our Hospital. The patient records were scanned for procedure\u2010related morbidities, and perioperative data were analysed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>No haematomas or seromas occurred in any of the 133 patients studied. 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