title: Medical and surgical management of otitis media in children.
abstract: OM, though frequent and seemingly simple to evaluate and manage, remains a treatment challenge. Increasingly sophisticated clinical trials assessing OM medical treatment efficacy and outcome have demonstrated that many treatment regimens that were commonly used a decade ago are no longer recommended. Surgical therapy for OM, though remaining the same, has come under intense scrutiny from several angles but still plays a central role for this disease. Given the multiple facets of OM, its frequency, and its potential to cause short- and long-term morbidity in children, the next decade is sure to bring further treatment innovations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Children's Hospital, Regional Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE/CH-62, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. jperk1@chmc.org
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Perkins
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents