Otitis Media, Tympanostomy Tubes, and Clinical Practice Guidelines from 2013
Stephanie L. Jones Director, Research and Quality Improvement, AAO-HNSF David E. Tunkel, MD, Chair, AAO-HNS Pediatric Otolaryngology Committee Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions In 2013, both the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the AmericanAcademy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) published clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) that address the management of recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME), including treatment with tympanostomy tubes. In the table below we compare and contrast the different CPGs so clinicians can better understand the recommendations made by these two organizations.
Stephanie L. Jones Director, Research and Quality Improvement, AAO-HNSF
David E. Tunkel, MD, Chair, AAO-HNS Pediatric Otolaryngology Committee Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
In 2013, both the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the AmericanAcademy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) published clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) that address the management of recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME), including treatment with tympanostomy tubes. In the table below we compare and contrast the different CPGs so clinicians can better understand the recommendations made by these two organizations.