Assessing the appropriateness of the management of otitis media in Australia: A population‐based sample survey

• Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 215 - 223
• Main Authors: Clay‐Williams, Robyn, Stephens, Jacqueline H, Williams, Helena, Hallahan, Andrew, Dalton, Chris, Hibbert, Peter, Ting, Hsuen P, Arnolda, Gaston, Wiles, Louise, Braithwaite, Jeffrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.02.2020; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Acute Disease; acute otitis media; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotics; Australia; Child; Child, Preschool; Clinical practice guidelines; Ear diseases; General Practice; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Infant; Infections; Medical treatment; otitis media; Otitis Media - diagnosis; Otitis Media - drug therapy; Otitis Media with Effusion; patient safety; Pediatrics; Australia; acute otitis media; patient safety; otitis media; otitis media with effusion

Aim Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common infectious disease for which antibiotics are prescribed; its management is costly and has the potential to increase the antimicrobial resistance of this infection. This study measured the levels of adherence to the clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) o...