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The Cooperative Outcomes Group for ENT: a multicenter prospective cohort study on the outcomes of tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media.

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Witsell, DL; Stewart, MG; Monsell, EM; Hadley, JA; Terrell, JE; Yueh, B; Rosenfeld, RM; Hannley, MT; Holzer, SS
Published in: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
February 2005

OBJECTIVE: Outcomes for patients with otitis media were assessed in this prospective, multicenter study. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Thirty-one otolaryngologists enrolled 272 pediatric patients with otitis media; caregivers completed surveys at 3-month intervals, and clinical and treatment data was also collected. The Otitis Media 6 (OM-6) was the primary outcome measure. RESULTS: One hundred seventy-seven patients (mean age 2.0 years) completed 3-month follow-up. One hundred thirty-seven patients underwent tympanostomy tube placement. Large improvements in disease-specific quality of life (QOL) were seen up to 9 months of follow-up. Baseline OM-6 score was the best predictor of clinical success in regression modeling. CONCLUSIONS: Patients referred to an otolaryngologist for treatment of otitis media see large improvements in disease-specific QOL regardless of treatment rendered. SIGNIFICANCE: The study demonstrates the feasibility of multicenter outcomes studies and confirms appropriate triage of patients with otitis media into surgical versus medical interventions. EBM RATING: C.

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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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ISSN

0194-5998

Publication Date

February 2005

Volume

132

Issue

2

Start / End Page

180 / 188

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Quality of Life
  • Prospective Studies
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Otitis Media
  • Middle Ear Ventilation
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans
 

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Witsell, D. L., Stewart, M. G., Monsell, E. M., Hadley, J. A., Terrell, J. E., Yueh, B., … Holzer, S. S. (2005). The Cooperative Outcomes Group for ENT: a multicenter prospective cohort study on the outcomes of tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 132(2), 180–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2004.11.004
Witsell, David L., Michael G. Stewart, Edwin M. Monsell, James A. Hadley, Jeffrey E. Terrell, Bevan Yueh, Richard M. Rosenfeld, Maureen T. Hannley, and Susan Sedory Holzer. “The Cooperative Outcomes Group for ENT: a multicenter prospective cohort study on the outcomes of tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 132, no. 2 (February 2005): 180–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2004.11.004.
Witsell DL, Stewart MG, Monsell EM, Hadley JA, Terrell JE, Yueh B, et al. The Cooperative Outcomes Group for ENT: a multicenter prospective cohort study on the outcomes of tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Feb;132(2):180–8.
Witsell, David L., et al. “The Cooperative Outcomes Group for ENT: a multicenter prospective cohort study on the outcomes of tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, vol. 132, no. 2, Feb. 2005, pp. 180–88. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.otohns.2004.11.004.
Witsell DL, Stewart MG, Monsell EM, Hadley JA, Terrell JE, Yueh B, Rosenfeld RM, Hannley MT, Holzer SS. The Cooperative Outcomes Group for ENT: a multicenter prospective cohort study on the outcomes of tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Feb;132(2):180–188.
Journal cover image

Published In

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

DOI

ISSN

0194-5998

Publication Date

February 2005

Volume

132

Issue

2

Start / End Page

180 / 188

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Quality of Life
  • Prospective Studies
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Otitis Media
  • Middle Ear Ventilation
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans