Hiroshi Hidaka, Makoto Ito, Ryoukichi Ikeda, Yosuke Kamide, Haruo Kuroki, Atsuko Nakano, Haruo Yoshida, Haruo Takahashi, Yukiko Iino, Yasuaki Harabuchi, Hitome Kobayashi
UNLABELLED: This is an update of the 2015 Guidelines developed by the Japan Otological Society and Oto-Rhino-Laryngeal Society of Japan defining otitis media with effusion (OME) in children (younger than 12 years old) and describing the disease rate, diagnosis, and method of examination. Recommended therapies that received consensus from the guideline committee were updated in consideration of current therapies used in Japan and based on available evidence. METHOD: Regarding the treatment of OME in children, we developed Clinical Questions (CQs) and retrieved documents on each theme, including the definition, disease state, method of diagnosis, and medical treatment...
December 26, 2022: Auris, Nasus, Larynx