Proposed Quality Indicators for Aspects of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media Management.
Justin CottrellAmirpouyan NamavarianJonathan YipPaolo CampisiNeil K ChadhaAli DamjiPaul HongSophie LachanceDarren LeitaoLily H P NguyenNatasha SaundersJulie E StrychowskyWarren YunkerJean-Philippe VaccaniYvonne ChanJohn R de AlmeidaAntoine EskanderIan J WitterickEric MonteiroPublished in: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale (2024)
Evidence of variable and substandard care persists in the diagnosis and management of pediatric AOM despite the existence of high-quality guidelines. This study proposes 8 QIs which compliment guideline recommendations and are meant to facilitate future quality improvement initiatives that can improve patient outcomes.