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Management of paediatric otitis media with effusion in the UK: a survey conducted with the guidance of the Clinical Effectiveness Unit at the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Rowena Ryan ,
Paul Harkness ,
Sarah Fowler  and
John Topham
Rowena Ryan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK.
Paul Harkness
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Rotherham District General Hospital, UK
Sarah Fowler
Affiliation:
Department of Comparative Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK.
John Topham
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
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Abstract

A survey was undertaken of the practice of all Otorhinolaryngologists in England and Wales looking both at practice in general and at management of individual patients, including a patient satisfaction questionnaire, under the auspices of the Clinical Effectiveness Unit at the Royal College of Surgeons. Postal questionnaires enquired about practice in general and management in particular of 20 sequential patients per consultant. Parent questionnaires were sent six weeks and one year post-operatively. Ninety consultants took part and 1503 individaul patient proformas were returned. Results showed that these consultants are managing children with otitis media with effusion (OME) in a manner very close to the recommendations of the Effective Healthcare Bulletin (1992) and consistent with the recent Clinical Effectiveness Statement of the BAOHNS, and that the intervention is popular with parents.

Keywords

Evaluation StudiesOtitis Media With EffusionGuidelines
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 6 , June 2001 , pp. 475 - 478
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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