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Otitis Media With Effusion After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Return to the Past and New Lessons.
Aldè, Mirko; Marchisio, Paola; Folino, Francesco; Ambrosetti, Umberto; Berardino, Federica Di; Barozzi, Stefania; Zanetti, Diego; Pignataro, Lorenzo; Cantarella, Giovanna.
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  • Aldè M; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
  • Marchisio P; Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Specialist Surgical Sciences, Audiology Unit, Milan, Italy.
  • Folino F; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
  • Ambrosetti U; Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Milan, Italy.
  • Berardino FD; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
  • Barozzi S; Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Milan, Italy.
  • Zanetti D; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
  • Pignataro L; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
  • Cantarella G; Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Specialist Surgical Sciences, Audiology Unit, Milan, Italy.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ; 171(3): 724-730, 2024 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38613183
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To assess the prevalence of otitis media with effusion (OME) among children who attended a tertiary level audiologic center 2 and 3 years after the COVID-19 lockdown, and to determine the impact of temporary interruption of day care center attendance on chronic OME. STUDY

DESIGN:

Retrospective study.

SETTING:

Tertiary level referral audiologic center.

METHODS:

We assessed the prevalence of OME among children aged 6 months to 12 years in 3 different periods (May-June 2022, January-February 2023, and May-June 2023) and compared the results with those of the corresponding periods before the COVID-19 lockdown. We also compared the disease resolution rates between a subgroup of children with chronic OME who interrupted day care center attendance for a 2-month period (Subgroup A) and a similar subgroup who continued attending day care centers (Subgroup B).

RESULTS:

The prevalence of OME was 38.5% (138/358) in May-June 2022, 51.9% (193/372) in January-February 2023, and 40.9% (149/364) in May-June 2023. No significant prevalence differences were observed between the periods May-June 2019, May-June 2022, and May-June 2023 (P = .78), and between the periods January-February 2020 and January-February 2023 (P = .93). At the May-June 2023 assessment, the children belonging to Subgroup A presented a greater rate of disease resolution (85.7%, 18/21) than the children belonging to Subgroup B (32%, 8/25, P < .001).

CONCLUSION:

This study suggests that the prevalence of OME has returned to prelockdown levels, and that interrupting day care center attendance for a 2-month period could be effective in resolving most cases of chronic OME.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Otitis Media con Derrame / COVID-19 Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Idioma: En Revista: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Asunto de la revista: OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Otitis Media con Derrame / COVID-19 Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Idioma: En Revista: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Asunto de la revista: OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido