Adherence to acute otitis media diagnosis and treatment guidelines among Israeli otolaryngologists

The recent Israeli acute otitis media (AOM) guidelines, drafted mainly by pediatricians and family physicians in 2013, addressed diagnostic and therapeutic issues, in order to reduce over-diagnosis and treatment. These guidelines are considered as the 'standard of care' for AOM management. While the adherence rate of pediatricians to previous Israeli AOM guidelines (2004) was reported to be high (>85%), the compliance of otolaryngologists has not been studied.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - February 5, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tal Marom, Mathan Bobrow, Ephraim Eviatar, Yahav Oron, Sharon Ovnat Tamir Source Type: research