Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common childhood infectious diseases. The recent Italian Pediatric Guidelines for the treatment of AOM constitutes a step forward in the management of children with uncomplicated AOM. The aim of this study was to evaluate antibiotic prescription patterns for AOM in a Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) after those guidelines were introduced and to assess the relationship between implementation of the "watchful waiting" strategy and the incidence of acute mastoiditis in the PED.
The impact of the Italian guidelines on antibiotic prescription practices for acute otitis media in a paediatric emergency setting / Palma, Silvia; Rosafio, Cristiano; DEL GIOVANE, Cinzia; Patianna, VIVIANA DORA; Lucaccioni, Laura; Genovese, Elisabetta; Bertolani, Paolo; Iughetti, Lorenzo. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 1824-7288. - ELETTRONICO. - 41:1(2015), pp. 1-6. [10.1186/s13052-015-0144-4]
The impact of the Italian guidelines on antibiotic prescription practices for acute otitis media in a paediatric emergency setting
Rosafio, Cristiano;DEL GIOVANE, Cinzia;PATIANNA, VIVIANA DORA;Lucaccioni, Laura;GENOVESE, Elisabetta;IUGHETTI, Lorenzo
2015
Abstract
Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common childhood infectious diseases. The recent Italian Pediatric Guidelines for the treatment of AOM constitutes a step forward in the management of children with uncomplicated AOM. The aim of this study was to evaluate antibiotic prescription patterns for AOM in a Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) after those guidelines were introduced and to assess the relationship between implementation of the "watchful waiting" strategy and the incidence of acute mastoiditis in the PED.
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