TY - BOOK ID - 4864992 TI - Otitis Media: State of the art concepts and treatment PY - 2015 SN - 9783319178882 3319178873 9783319178875 3319178881 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Otorhinolaryngology. KW - Pediatrics. KW - General Practice / Family Medicine. KW - Medicine. KW - Family medicine. KW - Médecine KW - Médecine familiale KW - Pédiatrie KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Otorhinolaryngology KW - Otitis media in children. KW - Ear KW - Diseases. KW - General practice (Medicine). KW - Otology KW - Pediatric otology KW - Family practice (Medicine) KW - General practice (Medicine) KW - Physicians (General practice) KW - Paediatrics KW - Pediatric medicine KW - Children KW - Ear, nose, and throat diseases KW - ENT diseases KW - Diseases KW - Health and hygiene UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4864992 AB - Otitis media (OM) is the most common diagnosis at medical visits in preschool-age children, and the literature suggests that as many as 80% of children will suffer from at least one episode. Written by acknowledged experts, this is a state of the art reference on the disesase and controversies in the field. Recent important advances in our understanding of predisposition to the disease and vaccine development are described and diagnostic best practices are presented. Otitis Media: State of the Art Concepts and Treatment is for any health care provider who works with children, and their ability to diagnose and appropriately manage OM is therefore an essential skill. The roles of antibiotics, tympanostomy, and surgery in the treatment of OM are carefully examined, with discussion of the impact of guidelines and future directions. Otitis Media: State of the Art Concepts and Treatment is an invaluable source of up-to-date information for all involved in research into OM and its management. ER -