Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update)

Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update)

The purpose of this clinical practice guideline is to reassess and update recommendations in the prior guideline from 2013 and to provide clinicians with trustworthy, evidence-based recommendations on patient selection and surgical indications for managing tympanostomy tubes in children. This guideline is intended for any clinician involved in managing children, aged 6 months to 12 years, with tympanostomy tubes or children being considered for tympanostomy tubes in any care setting as an intervention for otitis media of any type.

Leadership

Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA (Chair); David E. Tunkel, MD (Assistant Chair); Seth R. Schwartz, MD, MPH (Methodologist)

Guideline Update Group

Samantha Anne, MD, MS; Charles E. Bishop, AuD, PhD, CCC-A; Daniel C. Chelius, MD; Jesse Hackell, MD; Lisa L. Hunter, PhD; Kristina L. Keppel, DNP, APNP, CPNP; Ana H. Kim, MD; Tae W. Kim, MD, MEHP; Jack M. Levine, MD; Matthew T. Maksimoski, MD; Denee J. Moore, MD; Diego A. Preciado, MD, PhD; Nikhila P. Raol, MD, MPH; William K. Vaughan; Elizabeth A. Walker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP; Taskin M. Monjur

Endorsements

This guideline is endorsed by the American Academy of Audiology, International Society for Otitis Media, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, and Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head-Neck Nurses. The guideline is supported by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Topic Submission By

Topic was submitted by Dr. David E. Tunkel for the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology; American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Pediatric Otolaryngology Committee in 2010. 

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