Factors affecting clinic attendance for children referred with middle ear conditions
Middle ear disease is common in children and can lead to long term complications. This article shows that Maori and Pasifika children with middle ear conditions are referred to paediatric ORL at a later age and are more likely to miss their clinic appointments. Socioeconomic status was not found to be a factor. Abstract Background Middle ear disease is
Holly McLaren+5 more
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Risk factors for the formation of effusion in tympanic cavity and its clinical features in adults [PDF]
Objectives to analyse the risk factors for developing effusion in the tympanic cavity in adults. Material and methods. We examined patients who were treated for otitis media with effusion (n=51) aged 18-70 years in the ENT department of the 11 Minsk ...
Sviatlana M. Kalesnikava+2 more
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Abstract Background Bacterial meningitis (BM) and meningoencephalitis (BMEM) are associated with high case fatality rates and neurologic sequelae in people, but limited data exists on outcome in dogs. Hypothesis/Objectives To report the clinicopathologic features, treatment and outcome of BM/BMEM in dogs, with a focus on clinical presentation, relapse ...
Faye Rawson+5 more
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Validity of Tympanometry Versus Myringotomy Findings in Pediatric Middle Ear Effusion
Background and objectives: Otitis media with effusion is a common but treatable cause of hearing impairment in children. It leads to delays in speech acquisition and poor performance at school.
Dalia Kanan Talib +1 more
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Homogeneity Tests and Interval Estimations of Risk Differences for Stratified Bilateral and Unilateral Correlated Data [PDF]
In clinical trials studying paired parts of a subject with binary outcomes, it is expected to collect measurements bilaterally. However, there are cases where subjects contribute measurements for only one part. By utilizing combined data, it is possible to gain additional information compared to using bilateral or unilateral data alone.
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Background : Otitis Media with Effusion(OME) also known as Secretory Otitis Media, has been identified as the commonest middle ear condition causing deafness in children in developed countries.
Sharath Babu K+2 more
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Antibiotics for otitis media with effusion in children [PDF]
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is characterised by an accumulation of fluid in the middle ear behind an intact tympanic membrane, without the symptoms or signs of acute infection. In approximately one in three children with OME, however, a bacterial pathogen is identified in the middle ear fluid.
Venekamp, RP+5 more
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Prevalence of otitis media with effusion among preschool-age children in Erbil governorate
Background and objective: Otitis media with effusion is one of the common diseases in children at preschool age. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of otitis media with effusion in Erbil governorate and compare this prevalence by urban and sub ...
Zhwan Maghdid Aziz Koye+1 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Otitis Media with Effusion in Patients with Adenoid Hypertrophy at Kigali University Teaching Hospital – A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a middle ear effusion without signs and symptoms of middle ear infections. It is mainly due to Eustachian tube dysfunction or sequelae of acute otitis media.
J. Umutoni, R. Mugabo
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Otitis media with effusion in children younger than 1 year
Objective: To determine the prevalence of otitis media with effusion in children younger than 1 year and its association with the season of the year, artificial feeding, environmental and perinatal factors.
Renata Cantisani Di Francesco+2 more
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