Monograph to the November 2004 issue

Practical Management of the Draining Ear


Introduction

Through the years, pediatricians have changed their methods of treating acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery devised guidelines for the treatment of acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion that acknowledge recent therapeutic advances and increasing bacterial resistance to antimicrobial therapy. Among the guidelines’ recommendations is that antibiotic use for middle ear infections be decreased to lessen the possibility of bacterial resistance.

The recommendations do not include the management of otitis media with tympanostomy tubes. The goal of this discussion is to address the management of otitis media with tympanostomy tubes.

With the support of an unrestricted grant from Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Infectious Diseases in Children assembled a panel of experts in Irving, Texas, on July 10, 2004, to discuss the new guidelines and how they have affected pediatricians’ treatment approaches.

I would like to thank the faculty members for their preparation for and participation in this Infectious Diseases in Children symposium and monograph project.

Philip A. Brunell, MD
Chief Medical Editor
Infectious Diseases in Children

MODERATOR
Philip A. Brunell, MD [photo]
Philip A. Brunell, MD,
is Chief Medical Editor,
Infectious Diseases in Children; Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine.

CO-MODERATOR
Joseph Dohar, MD [photo]
Joseph Dohar, MD,
is associate professor, University of Pittsburgh College of Medicine, McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, and research director, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Aerodigestive Center in Pennsylvania.

G. Scott Cuming, MD, FAAP [photo]
G. Scott Cuming, MD, FAAP,
is in private pediatric practice in San Antonio, Texas.

Rick A. Friedman, MD, PhD [photo]
Rick A. Friedman, MD, PhD,
is an associate, House Ear Clinic, and research scientist at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, Calif.

Andrew Hotaling, MD, FACS, FAAP [photo]
Andrew Hotaling, MD, FACS, FAAP,
is professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill.

George McCracken, MD [photo]
George McCracken, MD,
is professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Copyright 2004, SLACK Incorporated. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission. The ideas and opinions expressed in this Infectious Diseases in Children monograph do not necessarily reflect those of the editor, the editorial board or the publisher, and in no way imply endorsement by the editor, the editorial board or the publisher.


[Introduction]
[Symposium]

Copyright 2004, SLACK Incorporated. Revised 30 November 2004.