title: Korean clinical practice guidelines: otitis media in children.
abstract: Acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME) are common infections in children, and their diagnosis and treatment have significant impacts on the health of children and the costs of providing national medical care. In 2009, the Korean Otologic Society organized a committee composed of experts in the field of otolaryngology, pediatrics, and family medicine to develop Korean clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for otitis media in children with the goal of meeting regional medical and social needs in Korea. For this purpose, the committee adapted existing guidelines. A comprehensive literature review was carried out primarily from 2004 to 2009 using medical search engines including data from Korea. A draft was written after a national questionnaire survey and several public audits, and it was editorially supervised by senior advisors before publication of the final report. These evidence-based guidelines for the management of otitis media in children provide recommendations to primary practitioners for the diagnosis and treatment of children younger than 15 yr old with uncomplicated AOM and OME. The guidelines include recommendations regarding diagnosis, treatment options, prevention and parent education, medical records, referral, and complementary/alternative medicine for treating pediatric otitis media.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Su-Kyoung
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyu Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Su Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young Myung
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Kyu-Sung
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Shi-Nae
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yang-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Young-Jae
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyung-Jong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.lastname: Korean Otologic Society
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044466:Asian People; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005334:Fever; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012307:Risk Factors; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate